The Cherubim

(2 Chronicles 3:10–13)

In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, [each] ten cubits high, out of olive wood. 24 One wing of the first cherub [was] five cubits long, and the other wing [was] five cubits long [as well]. So the full wingspan [was] ten cubits. 25 The second cherub [also measured] ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape, 26 and the height of each cherub [was] ten cubits.

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And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first [cherub] touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched 28 He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.

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Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. 30 And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.

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