1 Kings 6:24 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 6:24

22 The whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold ^athe entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary.

23 Inside the inner sanctuary ^ahe made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

24 One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

25 And the other cherub was ten cubits; both cherubim were of the same size and shape.

26 The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub.

27 Then he set the cherubim inside the inner¹ room; and ^athey stretched out the wings of the cherubim so that the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall. And their wings touched each other in the middle of the room.

28 Also he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

29 Then he carved all the walls of the temple all around, both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved ^afigures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.

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American Standard Version
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

Amplified® Bible
Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub and five cubits its other wing; from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.

Contemporary English Version
and fifteen feet across. They had two wings, and the wings were seven and a half feet long.

Darby English Version
and one wing of the cherub was five cubits, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing;

Good News Bible
Both were of the same size and shape. Each had two wings, each wing 7 1/2 feet long, so that the distance from one wing tip to the other was 15 feet.

King James Version
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

New American Standard Bible
Five cubits {was} the one wing of the cherub and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing {were} ten cubits.

New International Version
One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing five cubits—ten cubits from wing tip to wing tip.

New King James Version
One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Five cubits they measured the one wing of the cherub and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing measured ten cubits.

Revised Standard Version
Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the length of the other wing of the cherub; it was ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

Young's Literal Translation
and five cubits `is' the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the ends of its wings even unto the ends of its wings;

New English Translation
Each of the first cherub’s wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet.¹

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