2 Chronicles 3:11
The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits and touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, also five cubits, touched the wing of the second cherub.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of 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.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
and the length on the wynges of the Cherubins, so that one wynge had fyue cubytes, and touched the wall of the house: and the other wynge had fyue cubytes also, and touched the wynge of the other Cherub.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And the winges of the Cherubims were twentie cubites long: the one wing was fiue cubites, reaching to the wall of the house, and the other wing fiue cubites, reaching to the wing of the other Cherub.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the wynges of the Cherubs were twentie cubites long: The one wyng was fiue cubites, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wyng was likewise fiue cubites, reaching to the wyng of the other Cherub.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the 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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
as to the wings of the cherubs, their length `is' twenty cubits, the wing of the one `is' five cubits, touching the wall of the house, and the other wing `is' five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the 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.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the 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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Their outstretched wings were twenty cubits across; one wing, five cubits long, touching the wall of the house, and the other, of the same size, meeting the wing of the other winged one.
World English Bible (2000)
The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the 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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The combined wing span of the cherubim was 30 feet. One of the first cherub’s wings was seven and one-half feet long and touched one wall of the temple; its other wing was also seven and one-half feet long and touched one of the second cherub’s wings.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- 2 Chr 3:12-154 verses95%
12Similarly, the wing of the second cherub, measuring five cubits, touched the other wall of the house, and its other wing, also five cubits, overlapped with the wing of the first cherub.
13The wings of these cherubim were spread out twenty cubits in total. They stood on their feet, and their faces were turned inward toward the house.
14He made the curtain of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and he embroidered cherubim on it.
15He made two pillars in front of the temple, thirty-five cubits high each, with a capital of five cubits on top of each.
- 1 Kgs 6:23-286 verses92%
23In the inner sanctuary, he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
24One wing of the cherub was five cubits and the other wing was five cubits, making a total of ten cubits from wingtip to wingtip.
25The second cherub was also ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape.
26The height of the first cherub was ten cubits, and so was the height of the second cherub.
27He placed the cherubim in the inner house, and their wings were spread out. One wing of each cherub touched one wall, and their other wings touched each other in the center of the house.
28He overlaid the cherubim with gold.
- Exod 25:18-203 verses81%
18Make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat.
19Make one cherub at one end and the other cherub at the other end. Make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.
20The cherubim shall have their wings outstretched upward, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings. Their faces shall be toward each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
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10He made two cherubim in the Most Holy Place, crafted out of sculptured work, and overlaid them with gold.
- Exod 37:7-93 verses79%
7He made two cherubim of gold; they were hammered out of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat.
8One cherub was at one end, and the other cherub was at the other end. The cherubim extended from the mercy seat itself on its two ends.
9The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings. Their faces were turned toward one another, looking toward the mercy seat.
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11Their faces and their wings were spread out above. Each had two wings touching those of another and two covering their bodies.
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5The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
- 1 Kgs 8:6-72 verses77%
6The priests placed the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD in its place inside the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim.
7The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the Ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the Ark and its poles from above.
- 2 Chr 5:7-82 verses77%
7The priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
8The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and covered the ark and its poles from above.
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22Then the cherubim lifted their wings, and the wheels were beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
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23Under the expanse, their wings were spread out straight, one toward another, and each creature had two wings covering its body on one side and two wings covering its body on the other side.
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3The cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man entered, and the cloud filled the inner court.
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8Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen something like the form of a human hand.
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17The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was forty cubits long.
- Ezek 10:18-214 verses74%
18Then the glory of the LORD departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.
19As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose from the ground, with the wheels beside them. They stopped at the entrance to the eastern gate of the LORD's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
20These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River, and I realized that they were cherubim.
21Each had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what looked like human hands.
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3The vestibule in front of the main hall of the house was twenty cubits long, extending along the width of the house, and ten cubits deep in front of the house.
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10There was a space of twenty cubits between the side chambers and the outer chambers, all around the temple.
- Ezek 41:2-54 verses73%
2The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other. He measured the length of the temple as forty cubits, and its width as twenty cubits.
3Then he went inside and measured the jambs of the entrance, which were two cubits; the entrance itself was six cubits, and the width of the entrance was seven cubits.
4He measured the length of the room as twenty cubits and its width as twenty cubits in front of the temple. He said to me, "This is the Most Holy Place."
5Then he measured the wall of the temple, which was six cubits thick, and the width of the side rooms surrounding the temple was four cubits.
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49The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and its width was eleven cubits. On the steps leading up to it were columns, one on each side, at the entrance.
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8Under their wings on their four sides were human hands. All four of them had faces and wings.
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4The porch in front of the house was twenty cubits long, corresponding to the width of the house, and its height was one hundred and twenty cubits. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
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7He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors of the house with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
- Ezek 10:15-162 verses73%
15The cherubim rose upward; they were the living beings I had seen by the Kebar River.
16When the cherubim moved, the wheels would go beside them, and when the cherubim lifted their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not turn away but stayed close to them.
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11He rode on a cherub and flew; he appeared on the wings of the wind.
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15Each curtain was thirty cubits long and four cubits wide, all eleven curtains were the same size.
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18It was decorated with cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between each pair of cherubim. Each cherub had two faces.
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20From the ground to above the door, cherubim and palm trees were carved on the walls of the main hall.
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20The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the altar with cedar.
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8The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width shall be four cubits. All eleven curtains shall have the same measurements.