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They stood on their feet, facing the main hall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So the wingspan of the two cherubim side by side was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced out toward the main room of the Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim stood on their feet, facing the nave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces <i>were</i> inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim spanned twenty cubits overall. They stood on their feet, and they faced inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the <i>main</i> room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the main room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the <i>main</i> room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the <i>main</i> room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim stood on their feet, their faces toward the Holy Place (the main room).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced the larger room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced the larger room. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They stood on their feet and faced the main hall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim extended for 20 cubits as they stood on their feet and faced the front of the Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The combined wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood upright, facing inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim were extended thirty-four feet and five inches: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim spread themselves out twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim are spreading forth twenty cubits, and they are standing on their feet and their faces [are] inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The wings of these cherubs are spreading forth twenty cubits, and they are standing on their feet and their faces are inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubims spreading twenty cubits: and they standing upon their feet, and their faces to the house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So the wings of the two cherubims were spread forth, and were extended twenty cubits: and they stood upright on their feet, and their faces were turned toward the house without. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so the wings of both cherubim were stretched out and extended for twenty cubits. Now they were standing upright on their feet, and their faces were turned toward the exterior house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The combined wingspread of the two cherubim was thus twenty cubits. They stood upon their own feet, facing toward the nave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits; the cherubim stood on their feet, facing the nave.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim were spread forth twenty cubits; they stood on their feet and their faces were inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The wings of these Cherubim were spread out twenty cubits, and those were standing on their feet and their faces were inward.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits; and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the wings of these cherubs expanded were of the length of twenty cubits: and they stood upon their feet, and their faces were toward the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=560" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">The Cherubim</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: kan·p̄ê (N-fpc) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">So the total wingspan</a> <a href="/hebrew/6566.htm" title="6566: pō·rə·śîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To spread out, spread. A primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">of these</a> <a href="/hebrew/3742.htm" title="3742: hak·kə·rū·ḇîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Probably an order of angelic beings. An angelic being.">cherubim</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">was twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: wə·hêm (Conj-w:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ō·mə·ḏîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">stood</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lê·hem (N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">their feet,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: ū·p̄ə·nê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">facing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lab·bā·yiṯ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the main room.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">1 Kings 6:27</a></span><br />And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Exodus 25:20</a></span><br />And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2</a></span><br />Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm">Ezekiel 10:5</a></span><br />The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-8.htm">Revelation 4:8</a></span><br />And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-7.htm">1 Kings 8:7</a></span><br />For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-5.htm">Hebrews 9:5</a></span><br />Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-9.htm">Exodus 37:9</a></span><br />And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Ezekiel 1:11</a></span><br />Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Revelation 5:11-12</a></span><br />Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. / In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">1 Samuel 4:4</a></span><br />So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Psalm 80:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/99-1.htm">Psalm 99:1</a></span><br />The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-16.htm">Isaiah 37:16</a></span><br />“O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-10.htm">Matthew 18:10</a></span><br />See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.</p><p class="hdg">inward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Exodus 25:20</a></b></br> And the cherubims shall stretch forth <i>their</i> wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces <i>shall look</i> one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/3-11.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm">Cherubs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-12.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-11.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-16.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-22.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-17.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">Hall</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-12.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-25.htm">Inward</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">Main</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">Nave</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">Outstretched</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-27.htm">Part</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-14.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm">Room</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-4.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">Spreading</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-24.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-11.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-4.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-12.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">Cherubs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-8.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-26.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-4.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-3.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-22.htm">Hall</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-4.htm">Inward</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-22.htm">Main</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Nave</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Outstretched</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-13.htm">Part</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">Room</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Spreading</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-4.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">The place and time of building the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">The measure and ornaments of the house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-11.htm">The cherubim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">The veil and pillars</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches, making the total wingspan about 30 feet. This grand scale emphasizes the majesty and holiness of the temple, reflecting the glory of God. Cherubim are often associated with the presence of God, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Genesis 3:24</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/10.htm">Ezekiel 10</a>, where they serve as guardians of sacred spaces. The large wingspan signifies the protection and covering of God's presence over His people, similar to the imagery in <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Psalm 91:4</a>, where God covers His people with His wings.<p><b>They stood on their feet, facing the main room.</b><br>The positioning of the cherubim, standing on their feet, suggests readiness and vigilance, symbolizing the active presence of God. Their orientation towards the main room, or the Holy Place, indicates their role in overseeing the activities within the temple, ensuring that the worship and sacrifices are conducted in accordance with divine instructions. This setup mirrors the cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant, which also faced each other and the mercy seat, as described in <a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Exodus 25:20</a>. The cherubim's stance and direction highlight the importance of reverence and proper worship in the presence of God, a theme echoed throughout the Old Testament, particularly in the Levitical laws.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/c/cherubim.htm">Cherubim</a></b><br>Angelic beings often associated with the presence and glory of God. In the context of Solomon's Temple, they symbolize divine protection and the holiness of God's dwelling place.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon's_temple.htm">Solomon's Temple</a></b><br>The first temple in Jerusalem, built by King Solomon as a permanent dwelling place for the Ark of the Covenant and a center for Israelite worship.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/main_hall.htm">Main Hall (Holy Place)</a></b><br>The larger room in the temple where the priests performed daily rituals. It was separated from the Most Holy Place by a veil.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_cherubim.htm">Symbolism of the Cherubim</a></b><br>The cherubim in the temple remind us of the holiness and majesty of God. They serve as a visual representation of His divine presence and protection over His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_dwelling_among_his_people.htm">God's Dwelling Among His People</a></b><br>The construction of the temple signifies God's desire to dwell among His people. It foreshadows the ultimate fulfillment of God's presence with humanity through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_in_worship.htm">Reverence in Worship</a></b><br>The detailed description of the temple's construction, including the cherubim, calls believers to approach worship with reverence and awe, recognizing the sacredness of God's presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_sacred_spaces.htm">The Role of Sacred Spaces</a></b><br>While the physical temple was central to Israelite worship, believers today are reminded that their bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, calling for a life of holiness and dedication to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_chr_3_4__how_was_the_porch_120_cubits.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4 - How could the porch realistically be 120 cubits high when no known structures of that era matched such a height?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_temple_fit_2_chron_3_10-13_cherubim.htm">2 Chronicles 3:10-13 - Could the massive cherubim described really be accommodated within the temple's recorded dimensions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_abijah_more_faithful_in_chronicles.htm">2 Chronicles 13 compared with 1 Kings 15:3 - Why does Abijah appear more faithful in Chronicles than in Kings, and what might explain this seeming discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_abijah's_400,000_army_plausible.htm">2 Chronicles 13:3 - How historically plausible is an army of 400,000 under Abijah's command at that time?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">The wings of these cherubims.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">These wings of the cherubim.</span><p><span class= "bld">Spread themselves forth.</span>--<span class= "ital">Were outspreading</span> (participle), <a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm" title="And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.">1Chronicles 28:18</a>.<p><span class= "bld">And they</span> <span class= "bld">stood.</span>--<span class= "ital">Were standing.</span> They were ten cubits high (<a href="/1_kings/6-26.htm" title="The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.">1Kings 6:26</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Inward.</span>--See margin. Translate, <span class= "ital">toward the chamber.</span> The cherubs did not face each other like the cherubim on the mercy seat (<a href="/exodus/25-20.htm" title="And the cherubim shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.">Exodus 25:20</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Their faces were inward</span>; Hebrew, "were <span class="accented">to the house</span>," viz. to the holy place. The position of these cherubim, both as to wings and faces, was clearly different from that of those for the tabernacle of Moses. There they "cover the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces are one to another... toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim" (<a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Exodus 25:20</a>; <a href="/exodus/37-9.htm">Exodus 37:9</a>). May this alteration in the time of Solomon indicate possibly one more advance in the developing outlook of Divine mercy to a whole world? Neither this place nor the parallel makes it certain whether the cherubim, that are here said to stand on their feet, stood on the <span class="accented">ground</span>, as some say they did. As regards those of the tabernacle, the prepositions used in <a href="/exodus/25-18.htm">Exodus 25:18, 19</a> and Exodus 37:7, 8 appear to lay stress on their position being a fixture at and on each extremity of the mercy-seat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So the total wingspan</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּנְפֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(kan·p̄ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> </span><span class="str2">An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֔לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cherubim</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכְּרוּבִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kə·rū·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3742.htm">Strong's 3742: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably an order of angelic beings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] twenty</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stood</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹמְדִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·mə·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their feet,</span><br /><span class="heb">רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">facing</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפְנֵיהֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the [main] room.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַבָּֽיִת׃</span> <span class="translit">(lab·bā·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">2 Chronicles 3:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">2 Chronicles 3:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">2 Chronicles 3:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">2 Chronicles 3:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">2 Chronicles 3:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">2 Chronicles 3:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">2 Chronicles 3:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">2 Chronicles 3:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">2 Chronicles 3:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">2 Chronicles 3:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 3:13 The wings of these cherubim spread themselves (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 3:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 3:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 3:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 3:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>