1 Kings 6:34

1 Kings 6:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
• New International Version (NIV)He also made two doors out of juniper wood, each having two leaves that turned in sockets.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the two doors were of cypress wood; two panels comprised one folding door, and two panels comprised the other folding door.

Context of 1 Kings 6:34

32The wooden doors had pictures of cherubs, palm trees and flowers. Solomon covered the pictures of the cherubs and the palm trees with very thin gold. 33The doors to the big hall of the temple were fixed to pillars made of olive wood. Those pillars had four sides. Solomon also made two doors from pine wood. Each door had two separate parts that could turn. 35He cut pictures of cherubs, palm trees and flowers on those doors too. He covered them with gold in the same way. 36Solomon also built a yard around the temple building. The wall around the yard had three rows of special stones, then a row of cedar beams, and so on.

1 Kings 6:34 word by word

וּשְׁתֵּ֥י דַלְת֖וֹת עֲצֵ֣י בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים שְׁנֵ֨י צְלָעִ֜ים הַדֶּ֤לֶת הָֽאַחַת֙ גְּלִילִ֔ים וּשְׁנֵ֧י קְלָעִ֛ים הַדֶּ֥לֶת הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית גְּלִילִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• firבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
• treeעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• leavesצֵלָעtsêlâ‛ tsal‛âh · sideH6763
• of the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• foldingגָּלִילgâlîyl · turnedH1550
• leavesקֶ֫לַעqela‛ · curtainH7050
• of the otherשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:34

• 1 Kings 5:8Then Hiram sent this message to Solomon: ‘I have received the message that you sent to me. I will give you the wood that you have asked for. I will send you cedar wood and pine wood, as much as you need.
• Ezekiel 41:23The big hall of the temple and the Most Holy Place both had doors that were in two parts.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:34

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Fir-tree - Rather, juniper (1 Kings 5:6 note). Each door was made in two parts, which folded back one on the other like shutters, by means of hinges. The weight of the doors no doubt made it inconvenient to open the whole door on every occasion.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-38Verses 15-38 See what was typified by this temple. 1. Christ is the true Temple. In him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead; in him meet all God's spiritual Israel; through him we have access with confidence to God. 2. Every believer is a living temple, in whom the Spirit of God dwells, 1Co 3:16. This living temple is built upon Christ as its Foundation, and will be perfect in due time. 3. The gospel church is the mystical temple. It grows to a holy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-35The focus shifts to the inside of the temple. Although the temple site is not mentioned here, the Chronicler identified it as the former threshing floor of Araunah (1 Chronicles 21:18–25; 2 Chronicles 3:1). This site is traditionally believed to be Mount Moriah (Genesis 22:2). Solomon’s Temple was in the northeastern corner of Jerusalem, now known as the "old city." This is the area now associated with the Dome of the Rock.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3531-35. for the entering of the oracle--The door of the most holy place was made of solid olive tree and adorned with figures. The door of the holy place was made of cypress wood, the sides being of olive wood.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 6:34

• Cherubim
• Door
• Fir Tree
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Fir
• Gate
• Leaf
• Rest
• Solomon
• Architecture
• Beauty
• Door
• Fold; Folding
• Gold

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings