Scripture · Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3:11
2 Chronicles 3:11 is verse 11 of 2 Chronicles chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.
5 cubits is approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters; also in verse 15.
King James 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.
World English Bible
The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
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2 Chronicles 3:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible
9 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper area with gold.
10 In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.
11 The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.
12 The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub.
13 So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.
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