2 Chronicles 3:11

The wings of the cherubim extended for twenty cubits, such that one wing had five cubits and it touched the wall of the house, and the other, having five cubits, touched the wing of the other cherub.

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In The 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.

In Context

10Now he also made, in the house of the Holy of Holies, two cherubim as a work of statues. And he covered them with gold.

12Similarly, the wing of the other cherub was five cubits, and it touched the wall, and his other wing of five cubits also touched the wing of the other cherub.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 1:9And their wings were joined to one another. They did not turn as they went. Instead, each one advanced before his face.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 3:11-17

The Furniture of the Temple. ( b. c. 1012.) 10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold. 11 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. 12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of… Read the whole commentary →

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