1 Kings 6:31

1 Kings 6:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts were five-sided.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were one-fifth of the wall.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made double doors of wild olive wood with five-sided doorposts.

Context of 1 Kings 6:31

29On the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer rooms, he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers. 30He also covered the floors of both the inner and outer rooms of the temple with gold. For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors out of olive wood that were one fifth of the width of the sanctuary. 32And on the two olive-wood doors he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold. 33In the same way, for the entrance to the main hall he made doorframes out of olive wood that were one fourth of the width of the hall.

1 Kings 6:31 word by word

וְאֵת֙ פֶּ֣תַח הַדְּבִ֔יר עָשָׂ֖ה דַּלְת֣וֹת עֲצֵי־שָׁ֑מֶן הָאַ֥יִל מְזוּז֖וֹת חֲמִשִֽׁית׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And for the enteringפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the oracleדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• oliveשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• treeעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• the lintelאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352
• side postsמְזוּזָהmezûzâh mezûzâh · doorpostH4201
• a fifth partחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:31

• John 10:9I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
• John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• Ephesians 3:18may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
• Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:31

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31A fifth part - Better than the margin. The meaning seems to be that the lintel was one-fifth of the width of the wall, and each door-post one-fifth of its height. Thus the opening was a square of four cubits, or of six feet.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 6:31

• Cherubim
• Door
• Olive
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Olive Tree
• Gate
• Leaf
• Oiltree
• Rest
• Solomon
• Architecture
• Beauty
• Foursquare
• 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