1-kings 6:31
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel and door-posts were a fifth part of the wall .
Basic English Translation (BBE)
For the way into the inmost room he made doors of olive-wood, the arch and the door supports forming a five-sided opening.
Webster's Revision
And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side-posts were a fifth part of the wall.
World English Bible
For the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive wood: the lintel [and] door posts were a fifth part [of the wall].
English Revised Version (ERV)
And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive wood: the lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.
Definitions for 1-kings 6:31
Barnes's 1-kings 6:31 Bible Commentary
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.
Wesley's 1-kings 6:31 Bible Commentary
6:31 Fifth part - That is, four cubits in height or breadth, whereas the wall was twenty cubits.
