Bible Strands
1 Kings 6:24
One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the architectural specifications for Solomon’s temple, detailing the construction of two olive-wood cherubim positioned in the inner sanctuary.
The words — כְּנַף (ke.Naf) means “wing,” and אַמּוֹת ('a.Mot) means “cubits,” both specifying the exact measurements of the carved figures.
The thread — The text explicitly links this description to the adjacent verses, noting the first cherub’s placement in 1 Kings 6:23 and the identical dimensions of the second cherub in 1 Kings 6:25.
Why it lands — The verse states that each wing measured five cubits, producing a combined ten-cubit span that matched the total height of the figure. It requires the reader to acknowledge the precise, symmetrical proportions applied to the sanctuary’s furnishings.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.