Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main hall. New Living Translation So the wingspan of the two cherubim side by side was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced out toward the main room of the Temple. English Standard Version The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim stood on their feet, facing the nave. Berean Standard Bible So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room. King James Bible The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward. New King James Version The wings of these cherubim spanned twenty cubits overall. They stood on their feet, and they faced inward. New American Standard Bible The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the main room. NASB 1995 The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the main room. NASB 1977 The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the main room. Legacy Standard Bible The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the main room. Amplified Bible The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim stood on their feet, their faces toward the Holy Place (the main room). Christian Standard Bible The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced the larger room. Holman Christian Standard Bible The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced the larger room. American Standard Version The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house. English Revised Version The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house. GOD'S WORD® Translation They stood on their feet and faced the main hall. International Standard Version The wings of these cherubim extended for 20 cubits as they stood on their feet and faced the front of the Temple. Majority Standard Bible So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room. NET Bible The combined wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood upright, facing inward. New Heart English Bible The wings of these cherubim were extended thirty-four feet and five inches: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house. Webster's Bible Translation The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward. World English Bible The wings of these cherubim spread themselves out twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe wings of these cherubim are spreading forth twenty cubits, and they are standing on their feet and their faces [are] inward. Young's Literal Translation The wings of these cherubs are spreading forth twenty cubits, and they are standing on their feet and their faces are inward. Smith's Literal Translation The wings of these cherubims spreading twenty cubits: and they standing upon their feet, and their faces to the house. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo the wings of the two cherubims were spread forth, and were extended twenty cubits: and they stood upright on their feet, and their faces were turned toward the house without. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the wings of both cherubim were stretched out and extended for twenty cubits. Now they were standing upright on their feet, and their faces were turned toward the exterior house. New American Bible The combined wingspread of the two cherubim was thus twenty cubits. They stood upon their own feet, facing toward the nave. New Revised Standard Version The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits; the cherubim stood on their feet, facing the nave. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe wings of these cherubim were spread forth twenty cubits; they stood on their feet and their faces were inward. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The wings of these Cherubim were spread out twenty cubits, and those were standing on their feet and their faces were inward. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits; and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the wings of these cherubs expanded were of the length of twenty cubits: and they stood upon their feet, and their faces were toward the house. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Cherubim…12The 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. 13So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room. Cross References 1 Kings 6:27 And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched. Exodus 25:20 And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat. Isaiah 6:2 Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. Ezekiel 10:5 The 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. Revelation 4:8 And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” 1 Kings 8:7 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. Hebrews 9:5 Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now. Exodus 37:9 And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat. Ezekiel 1:11 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body. Revelation 5:11-12 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. / In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” 1 Samuel 4:4 So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. Psalm 80:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth Psalm 99:1 The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake! Isaiah 37:16 “O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth. Matthew 18:10 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven. Treasury of Scripture The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward. inward. 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. Jump to Previous Cherubim Cherubs Cubits Extended Faces Facing Feet Forth Hall House Inner Inward Main Nave Outstretched Part Placed Room Spread Spreading Stood Themselves Twenty Upright WingsJump to Next Cherubim Cherubs Cubits Extended Faces Facing Feet Forth Hall House Inner Inward Main Nave Outstretched Part Placed Room Spread Spreading Stood Themselves Twenty Upright Wings2 Chronicles 3 1. The place and time of building the temple3. The measure and ornaments of the house 11. The cherubim 14. The veil and pillars So the wings of these cherubim The cherubim are angelic beings often associated with the presence and glory of God. In Hebrew, "cherubim" (כְּרוּבִים, keruvim) signifies a class of angels that serve as guardians of sacred spaces. The wings symbolize divine protection and the ability to swiftly execute God's will. In the context of the temple, the cherubim's wings represent the encompassing presence of God, suggesting that His protection and majesty cover the entire sanctuary. extended twenty cubits They stood on their feet facing the main hall Spread themselves forth.--Were outspreading (participle), 1Chronicles 28:18. And they stood.--Were standing. They were ten cubits high (1Kings 6:26). Inward.--See margin. Translate, toward the chamber. The cherubs did not face each other like the cherubim on the mercy seat (Exodus 25:20). Verse 13. - Their faces were inward; Hebrew, "were to the house," viz. to the holy place. The position of these cherubim, both as to wings and faces, was clearly different from that of those for the tabernacle of Moses. There they "cover the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces are one to another... toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim" (Exodus 25:20; Exodus 37:9). May this alteration in the time of Solomon indicate possibly one more advance in the developing outlook of Divine mercy to a whole world? Neither this place nor the parallel makes it certain whether the cherubim, that are here said to stand on their feet, stood on the ground, as some say they did. As regards those of the tabernacle, the prepositions used in Exodus 25:18, 19 and Exodus 37:7, 8 appear to lay stress on their position being a fixture at and on each extremity of the mercy-seat.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the total wingspanכַּנְפֵי֙ (kan·p̄ê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle of these הָאֵ֔לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those cherubim הַכְּרוּבִ֣ים (hak·kə·rū·ḇîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3742: Probably an order of angelic beings [was] twenty עֶשְׂרִ֑ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth cubits. אַמּ֣וֹת (’am·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base They וְהֵ֛ם (wə·hêm) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They stood עֹמְדִ֥ים (‘ō·mə·ḏîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against their feet, רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם (raḡ·lê·hem) Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda facing וּפְנֵיהֶ֥ם (ū·p̄ə·nê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face the [main] room. לַבָּֽיִת׃ (lab·bā·yiṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house Links 2 Chronicles 3:13 NIV2 Chronicles 3:13 NLT 2 Chronicles 3:13 ESV 2 Chronicles 3:13 NASB 2 Chronicles 3:13 KJV 2 Chronicles 3:13 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 3:13 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 3:13 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 3:13 French Bible 2 Chronicles 3:13 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 3:13 The wings of these cherubim spread themselves (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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