2 Chronicles 3:13
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.
The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
14 And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
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
- So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.
- KJV
- The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
- WEB
- The wings of these cherubim spread themselves out twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.
- ASV
- The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.
- DARBY
- The wings of these cherubim spread forth were twenty cubits; and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.
- BLB
- The wings of these cherubim spanned overall twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet, and they faced inward.
- ÅB
- Slik målte disse kjerubers vinger i sin fulle utstrekning tyve alen; de sto oppreist, og deres ansikter vendte inn.
- OTB
- Kjerubenes vinger strakte seg tjue alen,
og de sto oppreist vendt mot hovedrommet. - B1930
- Således målte disse kjerubers vinger i sin fulle utstrekning tyve alen; de stod opreist, og deres ansikter vendte innefter.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 25:20
And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
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