And he made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work [a]at the two ends of the atoning cover: one cherub [b]at the one end and one cherub [c]at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the atoning cover [d]at the two ends. And the cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the atoning cover.

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  1. Exodus 37:7 Lit from
  2. Exodus 37:8 Lit from
  3. Exodus 37:8 Lit from
  4. Exodus 37:8 Lit from

Then he made two cherubim(A) out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover. The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing(B) the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.(C)

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And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

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10 (A)Then he made two [a]sculptured cherubim in the room of the Most Holy Place and overlaid them with gold. 11 The wingspan of the [b]cherubim was twenty [c]cubits; the wing of one, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, of five cubits, touched the wing of the other cherub. 12 The wing of the other cherub, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house; and its other wing, of five cubits, was attached to the wing of the [d]first cherub.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 3:10 Lit cherubim of cast work
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:11 Heb plural of cherub
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:11 About 18 in. or 45 cm
  4. 2 Chronicles 3:12 Lit other

10 For the Most Holy Place he made a pair(A) of sculptured cherubim and overlaid them with gold. 11 The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits[a] long and touched the temple wall, while its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub. 12 Similarly one wing of the second cherub was five cubits long and touched the other temple wall, and its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the first cherub.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 3:11 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 15

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 the other cherub.

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