1 Kings 6:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olivee tree, each ten cubits high. ”

• 1 Kings 6:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Two cherubims - The pattern of the tabernacle was followed (marginal reference), but without servile imitation. The original cherubs were entirely of gold. These, being so much larger, were of wo...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Description of Solomon's Temple. The Temple area is on the eastern hill of Jerusalem, which overlooks the valley of the Kidron, with the Mount of Olives on the opposite side. It was probably not th...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  two cherubims. See App-41 olive tree . oil tree, as in Isaiah 41:19 , rendered pine ( Nehemiah 8:15 ); but, Oleaster according to Tristram.

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  He made two cherubims of olive-tree— See Exodus 25:18 .

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. Within the oracle he made two cherubim of olive tree. [The Septuagint (Alexandrine) has: xuloon kuparisinoon,...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Construction of the Temple In shape the Temple was a rectangular hall 60 x 20 x 30 cubits (a cubit being about 18 inches). On its E. face it had a porch (forming an entrance) which extended ac...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 THE TEMPLE 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 "And his next son, for wealth and wisdom famed, The clouded Ark of God, till then in tents Wan...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Ki...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This chapter is full of interest, as it gives a somewhat detailed description of the structure of the Temple. In all essentials its actual central building was on the pattern of the Tabernacle. It wa...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (15) В¶ And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And within the oracle he made two cherubim [of] olive tree ,.... Or of the oil tree, as in Isaiah 41:19 ; see Nehemiah 8:15 ; for there are other trees besides olives, out of which oil is pressed,...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And within the oracle he made two cherubims [of] olive tree, [each] ten cubits high. Ver. 23. And within the oracle he made two cherubims. ] These were two great human winged statues, five yards h...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Within the oracle he made two cherubims These were different from, and much larger than those made by Moses, which were of solid gold, and arose out of each end of the mercy-seat, being of one piec...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE (vs.1-38) The date of the beginning of the temple is given specifically in verse 1 as the 480th year after Israel had left Egypt, which was the 4th year of Solomon's r...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Besides those two made by Moses, Exodus 25:18 , which were of gold, and far less than these, and fixed in another place and posture. Of olive tree, or, of oily trees , which sometimes are disti...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  THE BUILDING OF SOLOMON’S TEMPLE CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 6:1 . Began to build the house of the Lord —The chronological year is carefully noted, and no criticism supplies reason...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Kings 6:1 . In the four hundred and eightieth year. The Hebrew, the Chaldaic, and most of the Greek versions read as the English; yet some difficulties occur. Vide Poli in locum. The following...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION SOLOMON 'S TEMPLE .—The preparations for the building of the Temple having been related in the preceding chapter, the historian now proceeds to describe the edifice. He begins his n...

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Ornamentation of the Temple

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Peter 1:12 ; 2 Chronicles 3:10-13 ; Exodus 25:18-22 ; Exodus 37:7-9 ; Ezekiel 10:2-22 ; Genesis 3:24 ; Hebrews 1:14 ; Isaiah 37:16 ; Psalms 18:10 ; Psalms 80:1

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• 1 Kings 6:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Cherubim — Besides those two made by Moses, Exodus 25:18 , which were of gold, and far less than these. The Heathens set up images of their gods, and worshipped them. These were designed to repres...

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