And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
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Gill's Exposition
In the eleventh year,.... That is, of the reign of Solomon:
in the month Bul, which is the eighth month; from the month Abib or Nisan; this month answers to part of our October, and part of…
Barnes' Notes
Fir-tree - Rather, juniper (1Ki 5:6 note). Each door was made in two parts, which folded back one on the other like shutters, by means of hinges. The weight of the doors no doubt made it inconvenient…
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
and the two doorswere of fir tree As in 32 the expression is not definite. It is therefore simpler to put a light punctuation at the end of 1Ki 6:33 and render -and two doors of fir wood."
the two…