1 Kings 6:26

26 The height of the one keruv was seventeen-and-a-half feet, likewise that of the other.

1 Kings 6:26 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 6:26

The height of the one cherub [was] ten cubits, and so [was it]
of the other cherub.
] Which is repeated from ( 1 Kings 6:23 ) ; that it might be observed, being of an extraordinary size.

1 Kings 6:26 In-Context

24 Each of the two wings of one of the k'ruvim was eight-and-three quarters feet long, so that the distance from the end of one wing to the end of the other was seventeen-and-a-half feet.
25 Likewise the [wingspread of the] other keruv was seventeen-and-a-half feet; both k'ruvim were identical in shape and size.
26 The height of the one keruv was seventeen-and-a-half feet, likewise that of the other.
27 He set the k'ruvim in the inner house; the wings of the k'ruvim were stretched out, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other keruv touched the other wall; their wings touched each other in the middle of the house.
28 He overlaid the k'ruvim with gold.
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