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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Gill's Exposition
And he carved thereon cherubims, and palm trees, and open flowers,.... As upon the doors of the most holy place, Kg1 6:32; see Eze 41:25;
and covered them with gold, fitted upon the carved work;…
Barnes' Notes
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…
Here, I. We have a particular account of the details of the building.
1. The wainscot of the temple. It was of cedar (Kg1 6:15), which was strong and durable, and of a very sweet smell. The wainscot…
Cambridge Bible
The doors for the oracle and for the Temple. The building of the inner court (Not in Chronicles)
31. the linteland side posts There is no conjunction between these words, and the former seems from…