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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 6:31 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
1Ki 6:31	King James	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.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
for the entering of the oracle--The door of the most holy place was made of solid olive tree and adorned with figures. The door of the holy place was made of cypress wood, the sides being of olive wood.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

for the entering of the oracle--The door of the most holy place was made of solid olive tree and adorned with figures. The door of the holy place was made of cypress wood, the sides being of olive wood.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
A fifth part - Better than the margin. The meaning seems to be that the lintel was one-fifth of the width of the wall, and each door-post one-fifth of its height. Thus the opening was a square of four cubits, or of six feet.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

A fifth part - Better than the margin. The meaning seems to be that the lintel was one-fifth of the width of the wall, and each door-post one-fifth of its height. Thus the opening was a square of four cubits, or of six feet.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Fifth part - That is, four cubits in height or breadth, whereas the wall was twenty cubits.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Fifth part - That is, four cubits in height or breadth, whereas the wall was twenty cubits.

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