And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
And the cedar for the house within is carvings of knobs and openings of flowers; the whole is cedar, there is not a stone seen.
And the cedar of the house within was carved with colocynths and half-open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile