The combined wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood upright, facing inward.

Solomon made so many of these items they did not weigh the bronze.

He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the Lord gave him peace.

After these faithful deeds were accomplished, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He besieged the fortified cities, intending to seize them.

He said to the people of Judah: “Let’s build these cities and fortify them with walls, towers, and barred gates. The land remains ours because we have followed the Lord our God and he has made us secure on all sides.” So they built the cities and prospered.

When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he was encouraged. He removed the detestable idols from the entire land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had seized in the Ephraimite hill country. He repaired the altar of the Lord in front of the porch of the Lord’s temple.

Who among all the gods of these nations whom my predecessors annihilated was able to rescue his people from my power?