1 Kings 6:34

34 and two doors of cypress wood; one door [with] two folding panels and the second door [with] two folding panels.

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 [On] the two doors of olive wood he made carvings of cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers, and he overlaid them with gold {by beating} out the gold on the cherubim and the palm tree images.

33 Thus he made doorframes of olive wood on four sides for the doorway of the main hall

34 and two doors of cypress wood; one door [with] two folding panels and the second door [with] two folding panels.

35 He carved cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers and overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the carved work.

36 Then he built the inner courtyard [with] three rows of dressed stone and a row of cedar beams.