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1 Kings 6:23

21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.

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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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Exodus 37:7–9

    And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

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  • Ezekiel 10:2–22

    And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

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  • Hebrews 1:14

    Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

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  • 1 Peter 1:12

    Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

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  • Isaiah 37:16

    O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

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  • Psalms 80:1

    Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

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  • Exodus 25:18–22

    And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

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  • Psalms 18:10

    And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

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