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1 Kings 6:23

21 So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.

22 So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.

In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood.

24 One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits.

25 The second cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood.
KJV
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
WEB
In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
ASV
And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.
DARBY
And he made in the oracle two cherubim of olive-wood, ten cubits high;
BLB
And he made inside the inner sanctuary two cherubim of olive wood, ten cubits high.
ÅB
I koret gjorde han to kjeruber av oljetre; de var ti alen høye.
OTB
I det innerste rommet laget han to kjeruber av oliventre, hver ti alen høye.
B1930
I koret gjorde han to kjeruber av oljetre; de var ti alen høie.

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  • Exodus 37:7–9

    He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

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  • Ezekiel 10:2–22

    And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.

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  • Hebrews 1:14

    Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

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  • 1 Peter 1:12

    It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

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  • Isaiah 37:16

    “O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

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  • Psalms 80:1

    Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

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  • Exodus 25:18–22

    Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

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  • Psalms 18:10

    He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

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