2 Chronicles 3:10
8 And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
11 And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.
- KJV
- And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
- WEB
- In the most holy place he made two cherubim by carving, and they overlaid them with gold.
- ASV
- And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.
- DARBY
- And in the house of the most holy place he made two cherubim of image work, and they overlaid them with gold.
- BLB
- And he made in the Holy of Holies in the house two cherubim, fashioned work, and he overlaid them with gold,
- ÅB
- I rommet for det Aller-helligste gjorde han to kjeruber i billedhuggerarbeid og kledde dem med gull.
- OTB
- Så laget han to skulpturerte kjeruber i Det Aller Helligste
og kledde dem med gull. - B1930
- I rummet for det Aller-helligste gjorde han to kjeruber i billedhuggerarbeid og klædde dem med gull.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 6:23–28
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
Read in contextExodus 25:18
And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
Read in context