1 Kings 6:31
“¶ And for the entring of the Oracle he made doores of Oliue tree: the lintell and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.”
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1 Kings 6:31 Context
29And he carued all the walles of the house round about with carued figures of Cherubims, and palme trees, and open flowers, within & without. 30And the floore of the house hee ouerlayed with gold, within and without. 31¶ And for the entring of the Oracle he made doores of Oliue tree: the lintell and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. 32The two doores also were of Oliue tree, and he carued vpon them caruings of Cherubims, and palme trees, and open flowers, and ouerlayd them with gold, and spread gold vpon the Cherubims, and vpon the palme trees. 33So also made hee for the doore of the Temple postes of Oliue tree a fourth part of the wall.
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 6:31
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].
- King James Version
For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood, the lintel {and} five-sided doorposts.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel `and' door-posts were a fifth part `of the wall'.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For the way into the inmost room he made doors of olive-wood, the arch and the door supports forming a five-sided opening.
- Basic English Bible
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].
- Darby Bible
And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side-posts were a fifth part of the wall.
- Webster's Bible
For the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive wood: the lintel [and] door posts were a fifth part [of the wall].
- World English Bible
as to the opening of the oracle, he made doors of the oil-tree; the lintel, side-posts, a fifth.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And for the entrance of the Sanctuary he made doors of olive-wood, the door-posts within the frame having five angles.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 6:31
6:31 Fifth part - That is, four cubits in height or breadth, whereasthe wall was twenty cubits.