1 Kings 6:24

24 Five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing to the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

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 The whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.
23 In the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.
24 Five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing to the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
25 The other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.
26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
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