1 Kings 6:23
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
KJV
Et fecit in oraculo duos cherubim de lignis olivarum, decem cubitorum altitudinis.
Vulgate
καὶ πέντε πήχεων πτερύγιον αὐτοῦ· τὸ δεύτερον δὲ ἐν πήχει δέκα ἀπὸ μέρους πτερυγίου αὐτοῦ.
LXX
And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.
ASV
וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂ בַּ/דְּבִ֔יר שְׁנֵ֥י כְרוּבִ֖ים עֲצֵי שָׁ֑מֶן עֶ֥שֶׂר אַמּ֖וֹת קוֹמָתֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַמָּ֔ה
'mh
noun · 249×
דְּבִ֔יר
dbyr
noun · 16×
וֹ
v
noun · 46×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כְּר֣וּב
krvb
noun · 91×
עֵ֣ץ
'ts
noun · 324×
עֶ֣שֶׂר
'shr
adjective · 174×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
שֶּׁ֖מֶן
shmn
noun · 191×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2130Nevertheless, already in the Old Testament, God ordained or permitted the making of images that pointed symbolically toward salvation by the incarnate Word: so it was with the bronze serpent, the ark of the covenant, and the cherubim.69
Cross-references
- 2Chr 3:10 — And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
- 2Chr 5:7 — And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
- Exod 37:7 — And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
- Num 7:89 — And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from bet