In 1 Kings 6:29, the same passage adds cherubim and palm trees to the carved flowers and gourds on temple walls.

1 Kings 6:32 continues the description, carving cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on the olive wood doors.

1 Kings 7:24 has gourds encircling the bronze Sea—the same decorative gourd motif used inside the temple.

1 Kings 7:19 describes lily-shaped capitals on the temple pillars, another floral motif in the temple's ornamentation.

1 Kings 7:26 describes the bronze Sea's rim like a lily blossom, another floral decoration similar to open flowers.

In Psalm 74:6, the carved gourds and flowers from the temple's cedar paneling are hacked down by enemies, showing the later destruction of Solomon's craftsmanship.

Exodus 25:31 describes the lampstand with buds and blossoms—similar floral motifs for the tabernacle, prefiguring temple decoration.

2 Chronicles 4:3 parallels the bronze Sea decoration but has bulls instead of gourds—a variant account of the same object.