2 Chronicles 3:11

What does 2 Chronicles 3:11 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 3:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the 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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the 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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Their outstretched wings were twenty cubits across; one wing, five cubits long, touching the wall of the house, and the other, of the same size, meeting the wing of the other winged one.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

as to the wings of the cherubs, their length <FI>is<Fi> twenty cubits, the wing of the one <FI>is<Fi> five cubits, touching the wall of the house, and the other wing <FI>is<Fi> five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The wings of the cherubims were extended twenty cubits, so that one wing was five cubits long, and reached to the wall of the house: and the other was also five cubits long, and reached to the wing of the other cherub.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of five cubits touched the wall of the house; and the other wing of five cubits touched the wing of the other cherub.

Context

v.10And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.

v.11This passage

v.12And the 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.

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