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2 Chronicles 3:13 Explained in Context
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Verse 13. 13The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
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Role in This Section
This verse advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence: “The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Cherubim and veil mark the inner sanctuary.”
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 3:10–14
Read 2 Chronicles 3:13 with 3:10–14. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Two gilded cherubim span the most holy house, face inward, and stand before a richly woven veil bearing cherubim.
Why It Needs Context
2 Chronicles 3:13 depends on 3:10–14; isolating “The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their…” would detach a supporting action, quotation, name, number, object, or transition from “Cherubim and veil mark the inner sanctuary.”
Read 2 Chronicles 3:10–14 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 3:10–14 forms the complete movement “Cherubim and veil mark the inner sanctuary”: Two gilded cherubim span the most holy house, face inward, and stand before a richly woven veil bearing cherubim.
Verse 10. 10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
Verse 11. 11 And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
Verse 12. 12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
Verse 13. 13 The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
Verse 14. 14 And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
Continue in Context
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: 2 Chronicles 3:10–14, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Chronicles
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