And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without.
Parallel translations
- WEB There were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm trees, like as were made on the walls; and there was a threshold of wood on the face of the porch outside.
- BSB Cherubim and palm trees like those on the walls were carved on the doors of the outer sanctuary, and there was a wooden canopy outside, on the front of the portico.
- NKJV Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the doors of the temple just as they were carved on the walls. A wooden canopy was on the front of the vestibule outside.
- NASB Also there were carved on them, on the doors of the main room, cherubim and palm trees like those carved on the walls; and there was a threshold of wood on the front of the porch outside.
- NLT The doors leading into the sanctuary were decorated with carved cherubim and palm trees, just as on the walls. And there was a wooden roof at the front of the entry room to the Temple.
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Quick answer
The temple doors, like the walls, were carved with cherubim and palm trees, with a wooden threshold at the porch. The sacred imagery extended even to the entrances.
Overview
The doors bore the same Edenic carvings as the walls, unifying the temple's decoration. The cherubim on the doors recall the guardians of Eden's entrance (Genesis 3:24), marking the threshold of God's holy dwelling. The imagery sustains the theme of a restored paradise, fulfilled in Christ who reopens the way to the tree of life (Revelation 22:14).
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- Ezek 41:18And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
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