Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
In the inmost room he made two winged beings of olive-wood, ten cubits high;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
Holman Bible
In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim
International Standard Version
Inside the inner sanctuary Solomon placed two cherubim crafted from olive wood, each ten cubits high.
A Conservative Version
And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.
American Standard Version
And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.
Amplified
Within the Holy of Holies he made two
Darby Translation
And he made in the oracle two cherubim of olive-wood, ten cubits high;
Julia Smith Translation
And he will make in the oracle two cherubims of woods of oil, ten cubits its height
King James 2000
And within the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He made two cherubim of olive wood for the inner sanctuary, ten cubits high.
Modern King James verseion
And inside the Holy of Holies he made two cherubs of olive wood, ten cubits high.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And within the quyre he made two Cherubims of olive tree, ten cubits high apiece,
NET Bible
In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet high.
New Heart English Bible
In the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
The Emphasized Bible
And he made, within the shrine, two cherubim of wild olive wood, - ten cubits in height;
Webster
And within the oracle he made two cherubim of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
World English Bible
In the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he maketh within the oracle two cherubs, of the oil-tree, ten cubits is their height;
Themes
Holy of holies » Contained » Cherubim
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Olive » The cherubs made of the wood of
Olive Trees » Used for making » The cherubim in the temple
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
Temple » Solomon's » Contents of the holy of holies » The cherubs
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Two cherubims of gilded olive-wood made within
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 6:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Builds The Temple For Yahweh
22 Plates of gold were put all through the house till it was covered completely (and the altar in the inmost room was all covered with gold). 23 In the inmost room he made two winged beings of olive-wood, ten cubits high; 24 With outstretched wings five cubits wide; the distance from the edge of one wing to the edge of the other was ten cubits.
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Cross References
Exodus 37:7-9
And he made two winged ones, hammered out of one bit of gold, for the two ends of the cover;
Genesis 3:24
So he sent the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden he put winged ones and a flaming sword turning every way to keep the way to the tree of life.
Exodus 25:18-22
And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold,
2 Chronicles 3:10-13
And in the most holy place he made images of two winged beings, covering them with gold.
Psalm 18:10
And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
Psalm 80:1
Give ear, O Keeper of Israel, guiding Joseph like a flock; you who have your seat on the winged ones, let your glory be seen.
Isaiah 37:16
O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
Ezekiel 10:2-22
And he said to the man clothed in linen, Go in between the wheels, under the winged ones, and get your two hands full of burning coals from between the winged ones and send them in a shower over the town. And he went in before my eyes.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all helping spirits, who are sent out as servants to those whose heritage will be salvation?
1 Peter 1:12
And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.