1 Kings 6:26

26 That is to say, one cherub was ten cubits high, and in like manner the other cherub.

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 One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub was five cubits: that is, in all ten cubits, from the extremity of one wing to the extremity of the other wing.
25 The second cherub also was ten cubits: and the measure, and the work was the same in both the cherubims:
26 That is to say, one cherub was ten cubits high, and in like manner the other cherub.
27 And he set the cherubims in the midst of the inner temple: and the cherubims stretched forth their wings, and the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall: and the other wings in the midst of the temple touched one another.
28 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
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