1)
What is the meaning of "va'Ychaf"?
1.
'Rashi': It is like va'Ytzaf (he plated).
2)
To what does "Kirosav" apply?
1.
'Rashi': It is the walls of the gates.
3)
Were the entire walls of the gates covered with gold?
1.
'Rashi': Yes. In Melachim I, 6:15 it says "Ad Kiros ha'Sipun", i.e. [the arch] on top of the gate in the shape on an inverted Sefinah (boat).
2.
Malbim: Our verse teaches that also the ceiling was covered with gold.
