1 Kings 6:23
In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood.
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
Note olive: or, oily: Heb. trees of oil
In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
Note “Cherubim” is plural of “cherub”, an angelic being.
And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- two cherubims
- These were distinct from, and much larger than those which covered the mercy-seat.
- Genesis 3:24; Exodus 25:18–22; Exodus 37:7–9; 2 Chronicles 3:10–13; Psalm 18:10; Psalm 80:1; Isaiah 37:16; Ezekiel 10:2–22; Hebrews 1:14; 1 Peter 1:12