1 Kings 6:27

6:27 He put the cherubs in the inner sanctuary of the temple. ¹  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. ² 

1 Kings 7:31

7:31 Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. ³  On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames. ⁴ 

[6:27]  ¹ tn Heb “in the midst of the inner house,” i.e., in the inner sanctuary.

[6:27]  ² tn Heb “and their wings were in the middle of the room, touching wing to wing.”

[7:31]  ³ tn Heb “And its opening from the inside to the top and upwards [was] a cubit, and its opening was round, the work of a stand, a cubit-and-a-half.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

[7:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “also over its opening were carvings and their frames [were] squared, not round.”