1 Kings 6:27
And he set the cherubim inside the inner house. And the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall. And their wings touched
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In Context
26The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so it was of the other cherub.
28And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
Cross References
Exodus 37:9And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy-seat.
1 Kings 8:7For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves of it above.
2 Chronicles 5:8For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves of it above.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:16-38
15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. 16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 17 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. 18 And the cedar of the… Read the whole commentary →