1 Kings 6:33

And he made, at the entrance of the temple, posts from wood of the olive tree, with four corners,

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In The King James Version

So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

In Context

32And there were two doors, from wood of the olive tree. And he carved upon them pictures of cherubim, and images of palm trees, and very prominent figures. And he overlaid these with gold. And he covered the cherubim, as well as the palm trees and the other things, with gold.

34and two doors, from wood of the spruce tree, on the other side. And each door was double, and so it opened by folding upon itself.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 41:21The square threshold and the face of the sanctuary were one sight facing the other.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:16-38

15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. 16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 17 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. 18 And the cedar of the… Read the whole commentary →

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