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Geneva Bible

1 Kings 6:28

And he ouerlaied the Cherubims with golde.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cherubim;   Gold;   Temple;   Thompson Chain Reference - Solomon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Holy of Holies;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Cherubim;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Art and Aesthetics;   Cherub, Cherubim;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Cherubim;   Israel;   Jerusalem;   Palm Tree;   Solomon;   Temple;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Cherubim ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Cherub, Cherubim;   Olive, Olive Tree;   Oracle;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Cherub;   Goel;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cherubim (1);   Holy of Holies;   Temple;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
Hebrew Names Version
He overlaid the Keruvim with gold.
King James Version
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
English Standard Version
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
New Century Version
These two creatures were covered with gold.
New English Translation
He plated the cherubim with gold.
Amplified Bible
Solomon also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
New American Standard Bible
He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
Legacy Standard Bible
He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
Contemporary English Version
The creatures were also covered with gold.
Complete Jewish Bible
He overlaid the k'ruvim with gold.
Darby Translation
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
Easy-to-Read Version
The two Cherub angels were covered with gold.
George Lamsa Translation
And he overlaid the cherubim with pure gold.
Good News Translation
The two winged creatures were covered with gold.
Lexham English Bible
He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
Literal Translation
And he overlaid the cherubs with gold.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he ouerlayed the Cherubins with golde.
American Standard Version
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
Bible in Basic English
These winged ones were plated over with gold.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he ouerlayde the Cherubs with golde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
King James Version (1611)
And he ouerlayd the Cherubims with golde.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And this work of the bases was formed with a border the them, and there was a border between the ledges.
English Revised Version
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
Berean Standard Bible
He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he hilide the cherubyns with gold,
Young's Literal Translation
and he overlayeth the cherubs with gold,
Update Bible Version
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
World English Bible
He overlaid the cherubim with gold.
New King James Version
Also he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
New Living Translation
He overlaid the two cherubim with gold.
New Life Bible
He covered the cherubim with gold.
New Revised Standard
He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
Revised Standard Version
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.

Contextual Overview

15 And built the walles of the house within, with boards of cedar tree from the pauement of the house vnto the walles of the sieling, and within he couered them with wood, and couered the floore of the house with planks of firre. 16 And he built twentie cubites in the sides of the house with boards of cedar, from the floore to the walles, and he prepared a place within it for the oracle, euen the most holy place. 17 But the house, that is, the Temple before it, was fourtie cubites long. 18 And the cedar of the house within was carued with knops, and grauen with floures: all was cedar, so that no stone was seene. 19 Also he prepared the place of the oracle in the mids of the house within, to set the Arke of the couenant of the Lord there. 20 And the place of the oracle within was twentie cubites long, and twentie cubites broad, and twentie cubites hie, and hee couered it with pure golde, and couered the altar with cedar. 21 So Salomon couered the house within with pure golde: and he shut the place of the oracle with chaines of gold, and couered it with golde. 22 And he ouerlayde all the house with gold, vntill all the house was made perfite. also he couered the whole altar, that was before the oracle, with golde. 23 And within the oracle he made two Cherubims of oliue tree, ten cubites hie. 24 The wing also of the one Cherub was fiue cubites, and the wing of the other Cherub was fiue cubites: from the vttermost part of one of his wings vnto the vttermost part of the other of his wings, were ten cubites.

Bible Verse Review
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Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he overlaid the cherubim with gold. Which may denote the purity and excellency of angels; or the precious gifts and graces of the Spirit, with which the witnesses of Christ are adorned.


 
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