1 Kings 6:24

24 The outstretched wings of the cherubim (they were identical in size and shape) measured another fifteen feet. He placed the two cherubim, their wings spread, in the Inner Sanctuary. The combined wingspread stretched the width of the room, the wing of one cherub touched one wall, the wing of the other the other wall, and the wings touched in the middle.

1 Kings 6:24 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 6:24

And five cubits [was] the one wing of the cherub
When stretched out on one side:

and five cubits the other wing of the cherub;
on the other side him:

from the uttermost part of the one wing, to the uttermost part of the
other wing, [were] ten cubits;
half the breadth of the house.

1 Kings 6:24 In-Context

22 - gold everywhere - walls, ceiling, floor, and Altar. Dazzling!
23 Then he made two cherubim, gigantic angel-like figures, from olivewood. Each was fifteen feet tall.
24 The outstretched wings of the cherubim (they were identical in size and shape) measured another fifteen feet. He placed the two cherubim, their wings spread, in the Inner Sanctuary. The combined wingspread stretched the width of the room, the wing of one cherub touched one wall, the wing of the other the other wall, and the wings touched in the middle.
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