1 Kings 6:31
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.
1 Kings 6:31 in other translations
| BSB | For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts. |
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| WEB | For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | as to the opening of the oracle, he made doors of the oil-tree; the lintel, side-posts, a fifth. |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | For the way into the inmost room he made doors of olive-wood, the arch and the door supports forming a five-sided opening. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 1 Kings 6:31 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 6:31-35
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 6:15-38
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…
1 Kings 6:31 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 6:31
- Hebrews 10:19-20
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
- John 10:9
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
- John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
- Ephesians 3:18
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
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Context
- 1 Kings 6:30
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
- 1 Kings 6:31
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.
- 1 Kings 6:32
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
1 Kings 6:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y á la entrada del oráculo hizo puertas de madera de oliva; y el umbral y los postes eran de cinco esquinas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et, pour l’entrée de l’oracle, il fit des portes de bois d’olivier. Le linteau et les poteaux occupaient un cinquième de la largeur de la maison. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und für den Eingang des Sprachortes machte er Türflügel von Ölbaumholz; die Einfassung, die Pfosten, bildeten den fünften Teil der Wand. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et in ingressu oraculi fecit ostiola de lignis olivarum, postesque angulorum quinque. |