32 The two doors also were of Olive tree, and he graved them with graving of Cherubims, and Palm trees, and graven flowers, and covered them with gold, and laid [a]thin gold upon the Cherubims and upon the Palm trees.

33 And so made he for the door of the Temple, posts of Olive trees foursquare.

34 But the two doors were of fir tree, the two sides of the one door were [b]round, and the two sides of the other door were round.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:32 So that the fashion of the carved work might still appear.
  2. 1 Kings 6:34 Or, folding.

32 And on the two olive-wood doors(A) he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold. 33 In the same way, for the entrance to the main hall he made doorframes out of olive wood that were one fourth of the width of the hall. 34 He also made two doors out of juniper wood, each having two leaves that turned in sockets.

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