18 were carved cherubim and palm trees. Palm trees alternated with cherubim. Each cherub had two faces:

Other Translations of Ezekiel 41:18

King James Version

18 And 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;

English Standard Version

18 It was carved of cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Every cherub had two faces:

The Message

18 angel-cherubim and palm trees were carved in alternating sequence.

New King James Version

18 And it was made with cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Each cherub had two faces,

New Living Translation

18 All the walls were decorated with carvings of cherubim, each with two faces, and there was a carving of a palm tree between each of the cherubim.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 41:18

Chapter Summary

After the prophet had observed the courts, he was brought to the temple. If we attend to instructions in the plainer parts of religion, and profit by them, we shall be led further into an acquaintance with the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.

19 the face of a human being toward the palm tree on one side and the face of a lion toward the palm tree on the other. They were carved all around the whole temple.

Other Translations of Ezekiel 41:19

King James Version

19 So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about.

English Standard Version

19 a human face toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple all around.

The Message

19 a human face toward the palm tree on the right and the face of a lion toward the palm tree on the left. They were carved around the entire Temple.

New King James Version

19 so that the face of a man was toward a palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion toward a palm tree on the other side; thus it was made throughout the temple all around.

New Living Translation

19 One face-that of a man-looked toward the palm tree on one side. The other face-that of a young lion-looked toward the palm tree on the other side. The figures were carved all along the inside of the Temple,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 41:19

Chapter Summary

After the prophet had observed the courts, he was brought to the temple. If we attend to instructions in the plainer parts of religion, and profit by them, we shall be led further into an acquaintance with the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.