1 Kings 6:31 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 6:31

For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Bede

Of the Temple of Solomon 1.15 (735)

As regards the first part of his statement, namely, "he made little doors of olive wood," he seems to have wanted to explain this more clearly when he added "and two doors of olive wood." For there was one entrance to the oracle. But this …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

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, 1Ki 6:20.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאֵת֙	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
פֶּ֣תַח	Pe.tach	[the] entrance of	H6607 →
הַדְּבִ֔יר	ha.de.Vir	the innermost room	H1687 →
עָשָׂ֖ה	'a.Sah	he made	H6213 →
דַּלְת֣וֹת	dal.Tot	doors of	H1817 →
עֲצֵי־	'a.tzei-	wood<s> of	H6086 →
שָׁ֑מֶן	Sha.men	olive	H8081 →
הָאַ֥יִל	ha.'A.yil	the pillar	H352 →
מְזוּז֖וֹת	me.zu.Zot	doorposts of	H4201 →
חֲמִשִֽׁית׃	cha.mi.Shit	fifth	H2549 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
leads to
- Ephesians 2:18
  For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 4:12
  Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
- John 10:9
  I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
- John 11:25–26
  Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
- John 1:4
  In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
Through
John 10:9
I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
leads to
- John 14:6
  Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- John 10:7
  So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
Through
Ephesians 3:18
will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
leads to
- Psalms 103:11–12
  For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.

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Where the connections lead

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About 1 Kings