For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.
- NKJV For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were one-fifth of the wall.
- NASB And for the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood, the lintel, and five-sided doorposts.
- NLT For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made double doors of wild olive wood with five-sided doorposts.
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- Heb 10:19–20Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
- John 10:9I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.
- John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
- Eph 3:18may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,
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