1 Kings 6:24

What does 1 Kings 6:24 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 6:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

With outstretched wings five cubits wide; the distance from the edge of one wing to the edge of the other was ten cubits.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and five cubits <FI>is<Fi> the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the ends of its wings even unto the ends of its wings;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub was five cubits: that is, in all ten cubits, from the extremity of one wing to the extremity of the other wing.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and one wing of the cherub was five cubits, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing;

Context

v.23And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.

v.24This passage

v.25And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

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