1 Kings 6:26

6:26 Each cherub stood 15 feet high. ¹ 

1 Kings 6:25

6:25 The second cherub also had a wingspan of 15 feet; it was identical to the first in measurements and shape. ² 

1 Kings 6:28

6:28 He plated the cherubs with gold.

1 Kings 6:24

6:24 Each of the first cherub’s wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet. ³ 

1 Kings 8:7

8:7 The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles. ⁴ 

1 Kings 6:27

6:27 He put the cherubs in the inner sanctuary of the temple. ⁵  Their wings were spread out. One of the first cherub’s wings touched one wall and one of the other cherub’s wings touched the opposite wall. The first cherub’s other wing touched the second cherub’s other wing in the middle of the room. ⁶ 

1 Kings 6:23

6:23 In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet ⁷  high.

1 Kings 6:35

6:35 He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.

1 Kings 6:32

6:32 On the two doors made of olive wood he carved ⁸  cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. ⁹  He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold. ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 6:29

6:29 On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, ¹¹  he carved ¹²  cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom.

1 Kings 7:29

7:29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. ¹³ 

1 Kings 7:36

7:36 He engraved ornamental cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, ¹⁴  with wreaths ¹⁵  all around.

1 Kings 8:6

8:6 The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its assigned ¹⁶  place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs.

[6:26]  ¹ tn Heb “the height of the first cherub was ten cubits; and so was the second cherub.”

[6:25]  ² tn Heb “and the second cherub was ten cubits, the two cherubs had one measurement and one shape.”

[6:24]  ³ tn Heb “The first wing of the [one] cherub was five cubits, and the second wing of the cherub was five cubits, ten cubits from the tips of his wings to the tips of his wings.”

[8:7]  ⁴ sn And its poles. These poles were used to carry the ark. See Exod 25:13-15.

[6:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the midst of the inner house,” i.e., in the inner sanctuary.

[6:27]  ⁶ tn Heb “and their wings were in the middle of the room, touching wing to wing.”

[6:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “ten cubits” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).

[6:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “carved carvings of.”

[6:32]  ⁸ tn Heb “he plated [with] gold” (the precise object is not stated).

[6:32]  ⁹ tn Heb “and he hammered out the gold on the cherubs and the palm trees.”

[6:29]  ⁸ sn Inside and out probably refers to the inner and outer rooms within the building.

[6:29]  ⁹ tn Heb “carved engravings of carvings.”

[7:29]  ⁹ tn The precise meaning of these final words is uncertain. A possible literal translation would be, “wreaths, the work of descent.”

[7:36]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “according to the space of each.”

[7:36]  ¹¹ tn The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.

[8:6]  ¹¹ tn The word “assigned” is supplied in the translation for clarification.