1 Kings 7:36
For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about. For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
The verse belongs to the history of the undivided kingdom under Solomon in 1 Kings 1 to 11, which relates the same events as 2 Chronicles 1 to 9. It comes in chronological order in that history and belongs to the account of the building and furniture of the temple. It describes carved decorations on the ledges and borders of the temple furnishings, cherubim and lions and palm trees arranged in proportion to each one, with additional ornamentation round about.
The temple it describes was a magnificent, permanent sanctuary built as an enlargement of the plan of the tabernacle. It was a larger building constructed on the same plan, having two holy places, sacred vessels of the same kinds, and the same ministry. The temple and its two holy places served as a pattern of the heavenly temple, which likewise has two holy places.
The skilled engraved work on the furnishings shows the special wisdom God gave to the builders of the temple. The power of invention is a God-given gift, and this engraving is an instance of it. That wisdom was given for the benefit of the masses and for the furtherance of God's cause.