John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:33
So also made he for the door of the temple ,.... The holy place: posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall ; which was five cubits, its breadth being twenty, 1 Kings 6:20 ; this door was a cubit wider than that into the most holy place, 1 Kings 6:31 , more entering into the one than into the other; as more go into the church on earth than into the heavenly glory. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 6:15-38
Here, I. We have a particular account of the details of the building. 1. The wainscot of the temple. It was of cedar (1 Kgs. 6:15), which was strong and durable, and of a very sweet smell. The wainscot was curiously carved with knops (like eggs or apples) and flowers, no doubt as the fashion then was, 1 Kgs. 6:18. 2. The gilding. It was not like ours, washed over, but the whole house, all the inside of the temple (1 Kgs. 6:22), even the floor (1 Kgs. 6:30), he overlaid with gold, and the most... read more