2 Chronicles 3:12
in 2 Chronicles 3The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
KJV
And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 3
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
two cherubim of sculptured work
on 2 Chronicles 3:10-13
The Hebrew phrase behind “sculptured work” in verse 10 occurs nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible. Its sense is worked out from an Arabic cognate. These cherubim “stood on their feet, facing the main room,” where the cherubim of Exodus 37:9 faced each other over the mercy seat.
This site's exposition
wing of the second cherub
The second cherub mirrors the first, one wing touching the wall of the temple and the other touching the wing of the first cherub. The two wings met at the middle of the room. Barnes pictures the two cherubim standing on either side of the ark.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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.
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And the wings of the cherubim - their length was twenty cubits How so?
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
standing on their feet on the floor of the House to the west.
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Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּכְנַ֨ף | ukhenaf | and [the] wing of | H3671 → | 109 times |
| הַכְּר֤וּב | hakeruv | the cherub | H3742 → | 91 times |
| הָאֶחָד֙ | haechad | <the> one | H259 → | 971 times |
| אַמּ֣וֹת | ʾamot | cubits | H520 → | 247 times |
| חָמֵ֔שׁ | chamesh | five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| מַגִּ֖יעַ | magia' | [was] touching | H5060 → | 150 times |
| לְקִ֣יר | lekir | <to> [the] wall of | H7023 → | 75 times |
| הַבָּ֑יִת | habayit | the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וְהַכָּנָ֤ף | vehakanaf | and the wing | H3671 → | 109 times |
| הָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ | haacheret | <the> other | H312 → | 166 times |
| אַמּ֣וֹת | ʾamot | cubits | H520 → | 247 times |
| חָמֵ֔שׁ | chamesh | five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| דְּבֵקָ֕ה | devekah | [was] clinging | H1695 → | |
| לִכְנַ֖ף | likhnaf | to [the] wing of | H3671 → | 109 times |
| הַכְּר֥וּב | hakeruv | the cherub | H3742 → | 91 times |
| הָאַחֵֽר׃ | haacher | <the> other | H312 → | 166 times |
וּכְנַ֨ףand [the] wing of
ukhenafH3671 →109 times
הַכְּר֤וּבthe cherub
hakeruvH3742 →91 times
הָאֶחָד֙<the> one
haechadH259 →971 times
אַמּ֣וֹתcubits
ʾamotH520 →247 times
חָמֵ֔שׁfive
chameshH2568 →343 times
מַגִּ֖יעַ[was] touching
magia'H5060 →150 times
לְקִ֣יר<to> [the] wall of
lekirH7023 →75 times
הַבָּ֑יִתthe house
habayitH1004 →2046 times
וְהַכָּנָ֤ףand the wing
vehakanafH3671 →109 times
הָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙<the> other
haacheretH312 →166 times
אַמּ֣וֹתcubits
ʾamotH520 →247 times
חָמֵ֔שׁfive
chameshH2568 →343 times
דְּבֵקָ֕ה[was] clinging
devekahH1695 →
לִכְנַ֖ףto [the] wing of
likhnafH3671 →109 times
הַכְּר֥וּבthe cherub
hakeruvH3742 →91 times
הָאַחֵֽר׃<the> other
haacherH312 →166 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.