1 Kings 6:34

34 He also made two doors out of juniper wood, each having two leaves that turned in sockets.

1 Kings 6:34 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
34 And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
English Standard Version (ESV)
34 and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
New Living Translation (NLT)
34 There were two folding doors of cypress wood, and each door was hinged to fold back upon itself.
The Message Bible (MSG)
34 The doors were of cypress, split into two panels, each panel swinging separately.
American Standard Version (ASV)
34 and two doors of fir-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
34 He made two doors from cypress. Each of the doors had two folding panels.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
34 The two doors were made of cypress wood; the first door had two folding sides, and the second door had two folding panels.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
34 He also made two pine doors. Each door had two parts. They turned in bases that were shaped like cups.

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 And on the two olive-wood doors he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.
33 In the same way, for the entrance to the main hall he made doorframes out of olive wood that were one fourth of the width of the hall.
34 He also made two doors out of juniper wood, each having two leaves that turned in sockets.
35 He carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers on them and overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings.
36 And he built the inner courtyard of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams.
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