and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now they break all its carved work down with hatchet and hammers.
- KJV But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
- NKJV And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers.
- NASB And now they break down all its carved work With axe and hammers.
- NLT With axes and picks, they smashed the carved paneling.
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With hatchets and hammers they smashed all the temple's carved work.
Overview
The intricate, beautiful craftsmanship of the sanctuary was deliberately demolished. What had been made for God's glory was reduced to rubble. The detailed lament over this loss reflects how deeply the people valued the place where they met with God, and heightens the plea for his intervention.
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- 1 Kgs 6:18The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
- 1 Kgs 6:29Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
- 1 Kgs 6:35He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.
- 1 Kgs 6:32The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.
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