1 Kings 6:23
In the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 3:24So he drove out the man; and he placed Cherubs at the east of the garden of Eden, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
Exodus 25:20The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.
2 Chronicles 3:10In the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.
Psalms 80:1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Lilies of the Covenant." A Psalm by Asaph.Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,you who lead Joseph like a flock,you who sit above the cherubim, shine forth.
Ezekiel 10:2He spoke to the man clothed in linen, and said, "Go in between the whirling wheels, even under the cherub, and fill both your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." He went in as I watched.
Hebrews 1:14Are not they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
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 →