New English Translation
2 Chronicles 3:10
10In the most holy place he made two images of cherubim and plated them with gold.
2 Chronicles 3:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
- New International Version (NIV)For the Most Holy Place he made a pair of sculptured cherubim and overlaid them with gold.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of wood and overlaid them with gold.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim, fashioned by carving, and overlaid them with gold.
Context of 2 Chronicles 3:10
8He made the most holy place; its length was 30 feet, corresponding to the width of the temple, and its width 30 feet. He plated it with 600 talents of fine gold. 9The gold nails weighed 50 shekels; he also plated the upper areas with gold. In the most holy place he made two images of cherubim and plated them with gold. 11The combined wing span of the cherubs was 30 feet. 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. 12Likewise one of the second cherub’s wings was seven and one-half feet long and touched the other wall of the temple; its other wing was also seven and one-half feet long and touched one of the first cherub’s wings.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 32 Chronicles 3:10 word by word
וַיַּ֜עַשׂ בְּבֵֽית־קֹ֤דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ כְּרוּבִ֣ים שְׁנַ֔יִם מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה צַעֲצֻעִ֑ים וַיְצַפּ֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם זָהָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And in the mostקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Most Holy PlaceH6944
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
- of imageצַעֲצֻעִיםtsa‛tsûa‛ · imageH6816
- workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- and overlaidצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
- them with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:10
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The word translated “image work,” or, in the margin, “moveable work,” occurs only in this passage, and has not even a Hebrew derivation. Modern Hebraists find an Arabic derivation, and explain the word to mean “carved work.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-13The figures shaped like cherubim were made of expensive wild olive wood and covered with gold. Similar carvings have been found in Mesopotamia, Syria, and Canaan. These figures were a key feature of ancient thrones. Cherubim were creatures that combined the symbolism for royalty (lion) with strength (bull), speed (eagle), and wisdom (human). Ancient temples in Phoenicia show the deity's throne supported by two animals. The sides of ancient Canaanite…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1310-13. two cherubims--These figures in the tabernacle were of pure gold (Ex 25:1-40) and overshadowed the mercy seat. The two placed in the temple were made of olive wood, overlaid with gold. They were of colossal size, like the Assyrian sculptures; for each, with expanded wings, covered a space of ten cubits in height and length--two wings touched each other, while the other two reached the opposite walls; their faces were inward, that is, towards the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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