2 Chronicles 3:11

3:11 The combined wing span of the cherubs was 30 feet. ¹  One of the first cherub’s wings was seven and one-half feet long and touched one wall of the temple; its other wing was also seven and one-half feet long and touched one of the second cherub’s wings. ² 

2 Chronicles 4:13

4:13 the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars (each latticework had two rows of these ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of the pillar),

2 Chronicles 9:21

9:21 The king had a fleet of large merchant ships ³  manned by Huram’s men ⁴  that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet ⁵  came into port with cargoes of ⁶  gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 29:17

29:17 On the first day of the first month they began consecrating; by the eighth day of the month they reached the porch of the Lord’s temple. ⁸  For eight more days they consecrated the Lord’s temple. On the sixteenth day of the first month they were finished.

2 Chronicles 36:22

Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Go Home

36:22 In the first year of the reign of ⁹  King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, ¹⁰  the Lord moved ¹¹  King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom.

[3:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and the wings of the cherubs, their length was twenty cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the wingspan of the cherubs would have been 30 feet (9 m).

[3:11]  ² tn Heb “the wing of the one was five cubits from the touching of the wall of the house, and the other wing was five cubits from the touching of the wing of the other cherub.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), each wing would have been 7.5 feet (2.25 m) long.

[9:21]  ³ tn Heb “for ships belonging to the king were going [to] Tarshish with the servants of Huram.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

[9:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “servants.”

[9:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”

[9:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish came carrying.”

[9:21]  ⁷ tn The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” NEB has “monkeys,” NASB, NRSV “peacocks,” and NIV “baboons.”

[29:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “porch of the Lord.”

[36:22]  ⁷ tn The words “the reign of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[36:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “to complete the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah.”

[36:22]  ⁹ tn Heb “stirred the spirit of.”