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New King James Version

1 Kings 6:31

For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were one-fifth of the wall.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Flowers;   Olive;   Temple;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Oil;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gate;   Oil-Tree;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Lintel;   Olive;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Art and Aesthetics;   Cherub, Cherubim;   Oil Tree;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Jerusalem;   Oil Tree;   Palm Tree;   Solomon;   Temple;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Carved Work;   Cherub, Cherubim;   Lintel;   Olive, Olive Tree;   Oracle;   Palm, Palm Tree,;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Gate;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Olive;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Goel;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Foursquare;   House;   Oil Tree;   Pine Tree;   Temple;   Veil (2);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made olive wood doors. The pillars of the doorposts were five-sided.
Hebrew Names Version
For the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel [and] door-posts were a fifth part [of the wall].
King James Version
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
For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts were five-sided.
New Century Version
Doors made from olive wood were placed at the entrance to the Most Holy Place. These doors had five-sided frames.
New English Translation
He made doors of olive wood at the entrance to the inner sanctuary; the pillar on each doorpost was five-sided.
Amplified Bible
For the entrance of the Holy of Holies he made two [folding] doors of olive wood, the lintel (header above the door) and five-sided doorposts (frames).
New American Standard Bible
And for the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood, the lintel, and five-sided doorposts.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in the entring of the oracle he made two doores of oliue tree: and the vpper post and side postes were fiue square.
Legacy Standard Bible
For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood, the lintel, and five-sided doorposts.
Contemporary English Version
The two doors to the most holy place were made out of olive wood and were decorated with carvings of palm trees, flowers, and winged creatures. The doors and the carvings were covered with gold. The door frame came to a point at the top.
Complete Jewish Bible
For the entrance to the sanctuary he made doors of olive-wood, set within a five-sided door-frame.
Darby Translation
And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel [and] side posts were the fifth part [of the breadth of the house].
Easy-to-Read Version
The workers made two doors from olive wood. They put these doors at the entrance of the Most Holy Place. The frame around the doors was made with five sides.
George Lamsa Translation
And for the entrance of the sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and the doorposts were strongly fastened.
Good News Translation
A double door made of olive wood was set in place at the entrance of the Most Holy Place; the top of the doorway was a pointed arch.
Lexham English Bible
He made doors of olive wood for the doorway of the inner sanctuary, as well as for the doorpost of the fifth doorframe.
Literal Translation
As to the entrance of the Holy of Holies, he made doors of the olive tree; the lintel, the side posts, being a fifty part.
American Standard Version
And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel and door-posts were a fifth part of the wall.
Bible in Basic English
For the way into the inmost room he made doors of olive-wood, the arch and the door supports forming a five-sided opening.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in the entering of the quier, he made two doores of Oliue tree: And both the vpper & two side postes were fiue square.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And for the entrance of the Sanctuary he made doors of olive-wood, the door-posts within the frame having five angles.
King James Version (1611)
And for the entring of the Oracle he made doores of Oliue tree: the lintell and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there were axles in the wheels under the base.
English Revised Version
And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive wood: the lintel [and] door posts were a fifth part [of the wall].
Berean Standard Bible
For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And in the entryng of `Goddis answering place he made twei litil doris of the trees of olyues; and he made postis of fyue corneris,
Young's Literal Translation
as to the opening of the oracle, he made doors of the oil-tree; the lintel, side-posts, a fifth.
Update Bible Version
And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel [and] door-posts were a fifth part [of the wall].
Webster's Bible Translation
And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors [of] olive tree: the lintel [and] side-posts [were] a fifth part [of the wall].
World English Bible
For the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel [and] door-posts were a fifth part [of the wall].
New Living Translation
For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made double doors of wild olive wood with five-sided doorposts.
New Life Bible
He made doors of olive wood for the most holy place. The top and sides of the door had five sides.
New Revised Standard
For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts were five-sided.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the entrance of the shrine, made he with doors, of wild olive-wood, the pillars and posts being a fifth.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And in the entrance of the oracle, he made little doors of olive tree, and posts of five corners,
Revised Standard Version
For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts formed a pentagon.
THE MESSAGE
He constructed doors of olivewood for the entrance to the Inner Sanctuary; the lintel and doorposts were five-sided. The doors were also carved with cherubim, palm trees, and flowers, and then covered with gold leaf.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood, the lintel and five-sided doorposts.

Contextual Overview

15 And he built the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards; from the floor of the temple to the ceiling he paneled the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the temple with planks of cypress. 16 Then he built the twenty-cubit room at the rear of the temple, from floor to ceiling, with cedar boards; he built it inside as the inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place. 17 And in front of it the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long. 18 The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with ornamental buds and open flowers. All was cedar; there was no stone to be seen. 19 And he prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple, to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there. 20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the altar of cedar. 21 So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold. 22 The whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary. 23 Inside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high. 24 One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

doors: John 10:9, John 14:6, Ephesians 3:18, Hebrews 10:19, Hebrews 10:20

a fifth part: or, five square

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 6:5 - oracle 2 Kings 18:16 - gold 2 Chronicles 4:22 - the entry Ezekiel 41:2 - the door Ezekiel 41:23 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And for the entering of the oracle he made doors [of] olive tree,.... The door of the holy of holies was a two leaved or folding door, made of olive wood; typical of Christ, the door into the church above and below, the way to heaven and eternal life, the true olive tree:

the lintel [and] side posts [were] a fifth part [of the wall]; four cubits, twenty cubits being the breadth of the oracle; or the lintel was four cubits, twenty being the height of it also, 1 Kings 6:20.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A 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.


 
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