And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

And he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.

And he carved cherubims, and palm trees, and carved work standing very much out: and he overlaid all with golden plates in square work by rule.

And he carved on them cherubim, and palm-trees, and half-open flowers; and overlaid them with gold fitted on the carved work.

And he carved thereon cherubim, and palm trees, and open flowers; and covered them with gold, fitted upon the carved work.

And he hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.

These were ornamented with designs of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers, plated over with gold.

And he carved cherubim, and palm trees, and very prominent engravings. And he covered everything with gold plates, worked to be perfectly square.

And he carved thereon cherubims, and palm trees, and open flowers,.... As upon the doors of the most holy place, 1-Kings 6:32; see Ezekiel 41:25;
and covered them with gold, fitted upon the carved work; plates of gold were fitted, as to the dimensions of them, to the cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.

Carving and gilding: as upon the doors before the hinder room. The gold was levelled or smoothed over that which had been engraved, i.e., it was beaten out thin and laid upon the carving in such a manner that the gold plate fitted closely to the figures. Gilding was generally effected in ancient times by the laying on of gold plate, which was fastened with tacks (compare 2-Chronicles 3:9).