2 Chronicles 3:13

2 Chronicles 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim stood on their feet, facing the nave.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The wings of these cherubim spanned twenty cubits overall. They stood on their feet, and they faced inward.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So the wingspan of the two cherubim side by side was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced out toward the main room of the Temple.

Context of 2 Chronicles 3:13

11The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the temple wall, while its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub. 12Similarly one wing of the second cherub was five cubits long and touched the other temple wall, and its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the first cherub. The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main hall. 14He made the curtain of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim worked into it. 15For the front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits long, each with a capital five cubits high.

2 Chronicles 3:13 word by word

כַּנְפֵי֙ הַכְּרוּבִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה פֹּֽרְשִׂ֖ים אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וְהֵ֛ם עֹמְדִ֥ים עַל־רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם וּפְנֵיהֶ֥ם לַבָּֽיִת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• of these cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• spread themselves forthפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and they stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• on their feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• and their facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• inwardבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: insideH1004

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:13

• Exodus 25:20The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Their faces were inward - literally, as in the margin. Instead of looking toward one another, with heads bent downward over the mercy Seat, like the cherubim of Moses Exodus 37:9, these of Solomon looked out from the sanctuary into the great chamber (“the house”). The cherubim thus stood upright on either side of the ark, like two sentinels guarding it.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

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 3:13

• Cherubim
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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