2 Chronicles 3:14

14 He made the curtain of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim worked into it.

2 Chronicles 3:14 in Other Translations

KJV
14 And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
ESV
14 And he made the veil of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and he worked cherubim on it.
NLT
14 Across the entrance of the Most Holy Place he hung a curtain made of fine linen, decorated with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and embroidered with figures of cherubim.
MSG
14 He fashioned the curtain of violet, purple, and crimson fabric and worked a cherub design into it.
CSB
14 He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, and he wove cherubim into it.

2 Chronicles 3:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 3:14

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).

2 Chronicles 3:14 In-Context

12 Similarly 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.
13 The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main hall.
14 He made the curtain of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim worked into it.
15 For the front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits long, each with a capital five cubits high.
16 He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates and attached them to the chains.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Exodus 26:31,33; Hebrews 9:3
  • 2. Genesis 3:24
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