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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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel and door-posts were a fifth part of the wall.
For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.
as to the opening of the oracle, he made doors of the oil-tree; the lintel, side-posts, a fifth.
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].
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