Psalms 74:6 - Exposition

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers. The "carved work" ( pittuchim ) of the temple consisted of the cherubim and palm trees and open flowers which formed the decoration of the temple walls (see 1 Kings 6:29 , where the same word, pittuchim, is used). This superficial carved work may have been broken down for the sake of the gold with which it was overlaid ( 1 Kings 6:22 , 1 Kings 6:32 , 1 Kings 6:35 ).