2 Chronicles 3:10-12
International Standard Version
10 He crafted two cherubim from wood, overlaid them with gold, and placed them in the Most Holy Place in the Temple. 11 The wingspan of the cherubim was 20 cubits;[a] the wing of one, five cubits[b] long, touched the wall of the Temple, and its other wing, five cubits[c] long, touched the wing of the other cherub. 12 The wing of the other cherub, five cubits[d] long, touched the opposite[e] wall of the Temple and its other wing, five cubits[f] long, touched the wing of the first[g] cherub.
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- 2 Chronicles 3:11 I.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 2 Chronicles 3:11 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 2 Chronicles 3:11 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 2 Chronicles 3:12 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 2 Chronicles 3:12 The Heb. lacks opposite
- 2 Chronicles 3:12 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 2 Chronicles 3:12 Lit. other
2 Chronicles 3:10-12
New International Version
10 For the Most Holy Place he made a pair(A) of sculptured cherubim and overlaid them with gold. 11 The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits[a] long and touched the temple wall, while its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub. 12 Similarly one wing of the second cherub was five cubits long and touched the other temple wall, and its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the first cherub.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 3:11 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 15
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