1 Kings 6:34

34 and 1two doors of cypress wood; the two leaves of the one door turned on pivots, and the two leaves of the other door turned on pivots.

1 Kings 6:34 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 6:34

And the two doors [were of] fir tree
the posts were of olive, but the doors of fir, and they were both folding doors, as appears by what follows:

the two leaves of the one door [were] folding, and the two leaves of
the other door [were] folding;
which, taking up less room, made the passage wider, see ( Ezekiel 41:24 ) .

1 Kings 6:34 In-Context

32 So he made two doors of olive wood, and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.
33 So also he made for the entrance of the nave four-sided doorposts of olive wood
34 and two doors of cypress wood; the two leaves of the one door turned on pivots, and the two leaves of the other door turned on pivots.
35 He carved on it cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the engraved work.
36 He built the inner court with three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Ezekiel 41:23-25

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. So with Gr; M.T. "curtains"
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