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1 Kings 6:24 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 24. 24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
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Role in This Section
At 1 Kings 6:24, the narrator measures one cherub's wingspan.
Read It With
- 1 Kings 6:23–6:30
Read 1 Kings 6:24 with 1 Kings 6:23–6:30, titled “Cherubim, carvings, and gold fill the interior.” Measures one cherub's wingspan.
Why It Needs Context
1 Kings 6:24 measures one cherub's wingspan; its significance depends on the whole movement of 1 Kings 6:23–6:30 and should not be taught as an independent conclusion.
Read 1 Kings 6:23–30 together
Why these verses belong together: Cherubim, carvings, and gold fill the interior is the complete reviewed scene, prayer, oracle, list, or regnal notice bounded at 6:23–6:30.
Verse 23. 23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
Verse 24. 24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
Verse 25. 25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.
Verse 26. 26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
Verse 27. 27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
Verse 28. 28 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
Verse 29. 29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
Verse 30. 30 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
Continue in Context
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: 1 Kings 6:23–6:30, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Kings
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