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.

Other Translations of 1 Kings 6:31

New International Version

31 For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors out of olive wood that were one fifth of the width of the sanctuary.

English Standard Version

31 For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts were five-sided.The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain

The Message

31 He constructed doors of olivewood for the entrance to the Inner Sanctuary; the lintel and doorposts were five-sided.

New King James Version

31 For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were one-fifth of the wall.

New Living Translation

31 For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made double doors of wild olive wood with five-sided doorposts.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 6:31

Commentary on 1 Kings 6:15-38

(Read 1 Kings 6:15-38)

See what was typified by this temple. 1. Christ is the true Temple. In him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead; in him meet all God's spiritual Israel; through him we have access with confidence to God. 2. Every believer is a living temple, in whom the Spirit of God dwells, 1 Corinthians 3:16. This living temple is built upon Christ as its Foundation, and will be perfect in due time. 3. The gospel church is the mystical temple. It grows to a holy temple in the Lord, enriched and beautified with the gifts and graces of the Spirit. This temple is built firm, upon a Rock. 4. Heaven is the everlasting temple. There the church will be fixed. All that shall be stones in that building, must, in the present state of preparation, be fitted and made ready for it. Let sinners come to Jesus as the living Foundation, that they may be built on him, a part of this spiritual house, consecrated in body and soul to the glory of God.