1 Kings 6 · Verse 33

1 Kings 6:33

So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.
1 Kings 6:33, King James Version

1 Kings 6:33 in other translations

BSBIn the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance.
WEBHe also made the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall,
ASVSo also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part of the wall;
YLTAnd so he hath made for the opening of the temple, side-posts of the oil-tree, from the fourth.
DARBYAnd he also made for the doorway of the temple posts of olive-wood, of the fourth part of the breadth of the house.
BBEThen he made pillars of olive-wood for the way into the Temple; the pillars were square:
WebsterSo also he made for the door of the temple posts of olive tree a fourth part of the wall.

What does 1 Kings 6:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 6:31-35

31-35. 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.

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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…

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1 Kings 6:33 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכֵ֥ןve.Khenand thusH3651
עָשָׂ֛ה'a.Sahhe madeH6213
לְפֶ֥תַחle.Fe.tachfor [the] entrance ofH6607
הַֽהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.Khalthe templeH1964
מְזוּז֣וֹתme.zu.Zotdoorposts ofH4201
עֲצֵי\־'a.tzei-wood<s> ofH6086
שָׁ֑מֶןSha.menoliveH8081
מֵאֵ֖תme.'Etfrom withH854
רְבִעִֽית\׃re.vi.'Ita fourthH7243

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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a fourth part. or, four square.
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Context

  • 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 6:33

    So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

  • 1 Kings 6:34

    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.

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1 Kings 6:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Igualmente hizo á la puerta del templo postes de madera de oliva cuadrados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il fit de même, à l’entrée du temple, des poteaux en bois d’olivier occupant un quart de la largeur de la maison,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ebenso machte er für den Eingang des Tempels Pfosten von Ölbaumholz aus dem vierten Teile der Wand,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fecitque in introitu templi postes de lignis olivarum quadrangulatos,