So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.
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Gill's Exposition
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid,.... The fourth year of Solomon's reign:
in the month Zif; See Gill on Kg1 6:1.
Barnes' Notes
The door of the temple - The door, that is, which led from the porch into the great chamber of the temple. Its posts were “a fourth part of the wall,” or, “five cubits high,” which was, therefore, the…
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
for the door of the temple The word translated -door" is the same which is rendered entering in 1Ki 6:31. (So R.V.) The entering here meant is that from the porch into the holy place.
posts of olive…