1 Kings 6:33

1Ki 6:33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts [of] olive tree, a fourth part [of the wall].

Ver. 33. Posts of olive tree.] See 1Ki 6:31.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

33. 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 tree] The word is that used for side-posts in 31. There is no mention here of the whole framework. But following the description given above we may assume that the dimensions of this doorway were also the same in height as in width.

a fourth part of the wall] The Hebrew has here a preposition before the numeral. Render ‘out of a fourth part of the wall.’ The meaning is that the aperture was a fourth part of the wall in width, and the same measure in height. That would be five cubits each way, larger by one cubit than the doorway from the holy place into the most holy. Such a space was cut out of he wall for the doors.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

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.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

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 height of the doorway.

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Or rather, four-square. See Poole "1Ki 6:31".

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

33. The door of the temple — The outer door leading from the porch into the holy place.

A fourth part — Not of the wall, but of the doorway, as in 1Ki_6:31. This outer door was probably considerably larger than the one leading to the oracle.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

So also i.e., similarly made he for the door or entrance, doorway of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth Heb. from a fourth part of the wall. It is uncertain whether we are to understand the "fourth part" of the height or of the breadth of the doorway, though the latter is probably meant. The height of the wall is variously estimated; generally at 30 (ver. 2), but by Rawlinson at 20 cubits. But the breadth is beyond dispute. It was 20 cubits. The doorway, consequently, would be five cubits wide. The effect of the preposition, from a fourth," is probably this: The entrance with the side posts subtracted one-fourth from the space of the wall.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Solomon also made ... He carved ... he evenly overlaid

Solomon would have commanded his workers to do this work. AT: "They also made ... They carved ... they evenly overlaid" (See: Metonymy)

In this way, Solomon also made for the temple entrance doorposts of olive wood having four indented sections and two doors of cypress wood

"Solomon also made doorposts of olive wood for the temple entrance, with four indented sections and two doors of cypress wood, in the same way"

indented sections

tooth-like notches

The two leaves of the one door

This means each door had two sections connected by hinges so they could fold together.

translationWords

Solomon

doorpost

olive

cypress

cherub

palm

unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.

Consisting of four parts. The side posts [i.e., the entire door frames] of the Sanctuary were square, and so did [Targum] Yonoson translate, “from their four sides squared.”

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.