So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsSo also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part of the wall;
In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance.
And so he hath made for the opening of the temple, side-posts of the oil-tree, from the fourth.
And he also made for the doorway of the temple posts of olive-wood, of the fourth part [of the breadth of the house].
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile