The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold; and he overlaid the upper (A)area with gold. 10 (B)In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim, fashioned by carving, and overlaid them with gold. 11 The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits in overall length: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, touching the wall of the room, and the other wing was five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub;

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The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid (A)the upper rooms with gold.

10 (B)Then he made two [a]sculptured cherubim in the room of the Most Holy Place and overlaid them with gold. 11 The wingspan of the [b]cherubim was twenty [c]cubits; the wing of one, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, of five cubits, touched the wing of the other cherub.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:10 Lit cherubim of cast work
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:11 Heb plural of cherub
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:11 About 18 in. or 45 cm

The gold nails(A) weighed fifty shekels.[a] He also overlaid the upper parts with gold.

10 For the Most Holy Place he made a pair(B) 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[b] long and touched the temple wall, while its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:9 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:11 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 15