1 Kings 6:23 - Revised Standard Version CI

²³ In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olivewood, each ten cubits high.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ Within the Holy of Holies he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.

Common English Bible

²³ He made two winged creatures of olive wood for the inner sanctuary, each fifteen feet high.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ And he made in the oracle two cherubim from wood of the olive tree, of ten cubits in height.

1 Kings 6:23 Cross References

Genesis 3:24

He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

1 Kings 6:24

Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the length of the other wing of the cherub; it was ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

1 Kings 6:31

For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts formed a pentagon.

1 Kings 6:32

He covered the two doors of olivewood with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; he overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubim and upon the palm trees.

Psalm 18:10

He rode on a cherub, and flew; he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind.

Psalm 80:1

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou who leadest Joseph like a flock! Thou who art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth

Isaiah 37:16

“O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, who art enthroned above the cherubim, thou art the God, thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

Ezekiel 41:24

The doors had two leaves apiece, two swinging leaves for each door.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?

1 Peter 1:12

It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things which have now been announced to you by those who preached the good news to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.