1-Kings - 6:34



34 and two doors of fir wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Kings 6:34.

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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.
And two doors of fir tree, one of each side : and each door was double, and so opened with folding leaves.
And the two folding-doors were of cypress-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
And the two doors are of fir-tree, the two sides of the one door are revolving, and the two hangings of the second door are revolving.
And two folding doors of cypress-wood, with two leaves.
and two doors, from wood of the spruce tree, on the other side. And each door was double, and so it opened by folding upon itself.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Fir-tree - Rather, juniper (1-Kings 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 to open the whole door on every occasion.

And the two doors were of fir tree,.... the posts were of olive, but the doors of fir, and they were both folding doors, as appears by what follows:
the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding; which, taking up less room, made the passage wider, see Ezekiel 41:24.

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