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1 Kings 6:34

And two folding doors of cypress-wood, with two leaves.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cherubim;   Door;   Fir Tree;   Temple;   Thompson Chain Reference - Solomon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Flowers;   Temple;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fir;   Gate;   Leaf;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Fir;   Palmtree;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Art and Aesthetics;   Cherub, Cherubim;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fir;   House;   Israel;   Jerusalem;   Palm Tree;   Solomon;   Temple;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Carved Work;   Cherub, Cherubim;   Fir, Fir-Tree,;   Palm, Palm Tree,;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Dwelling;   Gate;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Leaf, Leaves;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Fir Tree;   Goel;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Door;   Fold;   Leaf;   Temple;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The two doors were made of cypress wood; the first door had two folding sides, and the second door had two folding panels.
Hebrew Names Version
and two doors of fir-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
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 Century Version
Two doors were made from pine. Each door had two parts so the doors folded.
New English Translation
He also made two doors out of wood from evergreens; each door had two folding leaves.
Amplified Bible
and two doors of cypress wood; the two leaves of the one door turned on pivots and were folding, and the two leaves of the other door also turned on pivots.
New American Standard Bible
and two doors of juniper wood; the two leaves of the one door turned on pivots, and the two leaves of the other door turned on pivots.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But the two doores were of firre tree, the two sides of the one doore were round, and the two sides of the other doore were round.
Legacy Standard Bible
and two doors of cypress wood; the two leaves of the one door turned on pivots, and the two leaves of the other door turned on pivots.
Complete Jewish Bible
and two doors of cypress-wood; the two leaves of the one door were folding, as were the two leaves of the other.
Darby Translation
And the two folding-doors were of cypress-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
Easy-to-Read Version
There were two doors made from pine. Each door had two parts that folded together.
George Lamsa Translation
And the two doors were of fir wood; the two leaves of the one door were ornamented, and the two leaves of the other door were ornamented.
Good News Translation
There were two folding doors made of pine
Lexham English Bible
and two doors of cypress wood; one door with two folding panels and the second door with two folding panels.
Literal Translation
And the two doors were of fir wood; the two sides of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and two dores of Pyne tre (so that ether dore had two syde dores one haginge to another)
American Standard Version
and two doors of fir-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The two doores were of firre tree, and either doore with foulding leaues.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
And the two doores were of firre tree: the two leaues of the one doore were folding, and the two leaues of the other doore were folding.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The four side pieces were at the four corners of each base; its shoulders were formed of the base.
English Revised Version
and two doors of fir wood; the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
Berean Standard Bible
The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he made twei doris of the trees of beech, ech ayens other; and euer either dore was double, and it was openyd holdynge it silf togidere.
Young's Literal Translation
And the two doors [are] of fir-tree, the two sides of the one door are revolving, and the two hangings of the second door are revolving.
Update Bible Version
and two doors of fir-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
World English Bible
and two doors of fir-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
New King James Version
And the two doors were of cypress wood; two panels comprised one folding door, and two panels comprised the other folding door.
New Living Translation
There were two folding doors of cypress wood, and each door was hinged to fold back upon itself.
New Life Bible
and two doors of cypress wood. Each door had two moving parts.
New Revised Standard
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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the two doors, were of fir wood, - the two leaves of the one door, were folding, and, the two leaves of the other door, were folding.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And two doors of fir tree, one of each side: and each door was double, and so opened with folding leaves.
Revised Standard Version
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 American Standard Bible (1995)
and two doors of cypress wood; the two leaves of the one door turned on pivots, and the two leaves of the other door turned on pivots.

Contextual Overview

15 The walls of the house were covered inside with cedar-wood boards; from the floor to the roof of the house they were covered inside with wood; and the floor was covered with boards of cypress-wood. 16 And at the back of the house a further space of twenty cubits was shut in with boards of cedar-wood, for the inmost room. 17 And the house, that is, the Temple, in front of the holy place was forty cubits long. 18 (All the inside of the house was cedar-wood, ornamented with designs of buds and flowers; no stonework was to be seen inside.) 19 And he made ready an inmost room in the middle of the house, in which to put the ark of the agreement of the Lord. 20 And the inmost room was twenty cubits square and twenty cubits high, plated over with clear gold, and he made an altar of cedar-wood, plating it with gold. 21 Solomon had all the inside of the house covered with gold, and he put chains of gold across in front of the inmost room, which itself was covered with gold. 22 Plates of gold were put all through the house till it was covered completely (and the altar in the inmost room was all covered with gold). 23 In the inmost room he made two winged beings of olive-wood, ten cubits high; 24 With outstretched wings five cubits wide; the distance from the edge of one wing to the edge of the other was ten cubits.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

fir tree: 1 Kings 5:8

the two leaves: Ezekiel 41:23-25

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the two doors [were of] fir tree,.... the posts were of olive, but the doors of fir, and they were both folding doors, as appears by what follows:

the two leaves of the one door [were] folding, and the two leaves of the other door [were] folding; which, taking up less room, made the passage wider, see Ezekiel 41:24.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Fir-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.


 
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