1 Kings 6:31 KJV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:31

And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree ,.... The door of the holy of holies was a two leaved or folding door, made of olive wood; typical of Christ, the door into the church above and below, the way to heaven and eternal life, the true olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall ; four cubits, twenty cubits being the breadth of the oracle; or the lintel was four cubits, twenty being the height of it also, 1 Kings 6:20 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:31

And for the entering of the oracle, he made doors [which hung on golden hinges ( 1 Kings 7:50 ] of olive tree [see on 1 Kings 7:23 )], the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. [The meaning of the Hebrew words has been much disputed. See Gesen. Thesaur, 1. pp. 43-45. Gesen. himself interprets as A.V.: crepido cum postibus erat quinta pars, i.e; quintam parietis partem occupabat. The Rabbins: the "entablature with side posts and threshold formed a pentagon." But a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:31

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. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 6:31

1 Kings 6:31. The lintel and side-posts were a fifth part of the wall The original text here is very obscure, there being nothing in it for the words, of the wall; but only, The lintel and side-posts were a fifth, which may be understood to signify, that they held the proportion of a fifth part of the doors. But some think the meaning is, that this gate was the fifth in number belonging to the house. The first, they say, was that which led into the court of the people; the second, that... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:14-38

Details of the temple’s interior (6:14-38)Inside the temple the stonework was covered with lavishly carved wood panelling overlaid with beaten gold (14-15; see v. 22). A partition divided the main temple into two rooms. The larger front room was called the nave or Holy Place; the smaller rear room was called the inner sanctuary or Most Holy Place (16-18).The Most Holy Place contained the ark of the covenant, symbol of God’s presence (19). This room had a lower ceiling than the rest of the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 6:31

1 Kings 6:31. The lintel, &c.— The post which was the door cheeks, was at the fifth cubit. Lightf. vol. i. 1084. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:31

31-35. 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. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 6:1-38

2. Temple construction ch. 6After arrangements for building the temple were in order, construction began. This building took seven years to complete (1 Kings 6:38)."In an earlier era scholars debunked the reality of a temple in Israel like Solomon’s because nothing similar was known from the ancient Near East. However, at ’Ain Dara (and earlier in Tall Ta’yinat), Syria, a temple from the tenth century B.C. came to light that bore a remarkable similarity to the temple of Jerusalem. The size is... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 6:14-36

The inside of the temple 6:14-36The altar (1 Kings 6:19; 1 Kings 6:22) refers to the altar of incense (cf. 1 Kings 7:48). This altar evidently stood in the west end of the holy place (cf. Exodus 30:6; Exodus 40:5; Leviticus 16:2; Hebrews 9:4; Hebrews 9:7). The cherubim were figures of angels carved out of olive wood (1 Kings 6:23-28). They may have resembled "winged sphinxes." [Note: Auld, p. 44.] Since there were cherubim attached to the mercy seat of the ark, these were two additional... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 6:15-38

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:31

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 6:31

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:14-38

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 6:31

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:31

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 6:1-38

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 6:14-36

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