cherubims] A cherub was a representation of a young man with wings: cherubims set out angels, Genesis 3:24. These here were carved statues: As in the tabernacle there were two cherubims of massie gold, and sundry other cherubims wrought in the curtains and vail (Exod. 36. 8, 35.) so in the temple many cherubims graven on the walls, on the doors (1 King. 6. 29, 32, 35.) and on the bases (1 King. 7. 29, 36.) All these set out the multitudes of angels in churches, as Eph. 3. 10. See the Notes on Exodus 25:18. of olive-trees] Or, oilie. Heb. trees of oil; Because they were so great, like giants. The cherubims which Moses made were of beaten gold, Exodus 25:18. for they were farre lesse then these: these covered those, 2 Chronicles 3:10-13.