1 Kings 6:31

31 He made the doors of the inner sanctuary from olive wood and carved the doorframes with five recesses.

1 Kings 6:31 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 6:31

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, ( 1 Kings 6:20 ) .

1 Kings 6:31 In-Context

29 Solomon carved all the walls of the temple—inner and outer rooms—with engravings of winged creatures, palm trees, and blossoming flowers.

30 He also covered the floor of the temple with gold, in both the inner and the outer rooms.

31 He made the doors of the inner sanctuary from olive wood and carved the doorframes with five recesses.

32 He overlaid the two olive-wood doors with gold-plated carvings of winged creatures, palm trees, and blossoming flowers.

33 He made the door of the main hall with doorframes of olive wood with four recesses.

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb uncertain