KJV King James Version
And within the oracle he made two cherubims [of] olive tree, [each] ten cubits high.
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1 Kings 6:23
And within the oracle he made two cherubims [of] olive tree, [each] ten cubits high.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood.
WEB World English Bible
In the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
ASV American Standard Version
And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he maketh within the oracle two cherubs, of the oil-tree, ten cubits is their height;
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 6
20 And the oracle in the forepart [was] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and [so] covered the altar [which was of] cedar.
21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that [was] by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims [of] olive tree, [each] ten cubits high.
24 And five cubits [was] the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other [were] ten cubits.
25 And the other cherub [was] ten cubits: both the cherubims [were] of one measure and one size.
26 The height of the one cherub [was] ten cubits, and so [was it] of the other cherub.
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Exodus 37:7-9And he made two cherubims [of] gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;Psalm 80:1To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest [between] the cherubims, shine forth.Psalm 18:10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.Ezekiel 10:2-22And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, [even] under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter [them] over the city. And he went in in my sight.Genesis 3:24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.Isaiah 37:16O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest [between] the cherubims, thou [art] the God, [even] thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.2 Chronicles 3:10-13And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?1 Peter 1:12Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.Exodus 25:18-22And thou shalt make two cherubims [of] gold, [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
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