1 Kings 6:34
32 The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.
33 In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance.
The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.
35 He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.
36 Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And the two folding-doors were of cypress-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
- BLB
- And the two doors [were of] cypress wood, two panels of the one door were folding, and two panels of the second door were folding.
- ÅB
- og to dørfløyer av cypresstre; begge dørfløyene var i to deler, som kunne svinges hver for seg.
- OTB
- og laget to dører av sypressetre; de to fløyene på den ene døren dreide på hengsler, og de to fløyene på den andre døren dreide på hengsler.
- B1930
- og to dørfløier av cypresstre; begge dørfløiene var i to deler, som kunne svinges hver for sig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 41:23–25
Both the outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary had double doors,
Read in context1 Kings 5:8
Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.
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