11 The overall length of the wings of the cherubim was 30 feet:[a] the wing of one was 7½ feet,[b] touching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7½ feet,[c] touching the wing of the other cherub. 12 The wing of the other[d] cherub was 7½ feet,[e] touching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7½ feet,[f] reaching the wing of the other cherub. 13 The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet.[g] They stood on their feet and faced the larger room.[h]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 3:11 Lit 20 cubits
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:11 Lit five cubits
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:11 Lit five cubits
  4. 2 Chronicles 3:12 Syr, Vg; MT reads the one
  5. 2 Chronicles 3:12 Lit five cubits
  6. 2 Chronicles 3:12 Lit five cubits
  7. 2 Chronicles 3:13 Lit 20 cubits
  8. 2 Chronicles 3:13 Lit the house

11 The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits[a] long and touched the temple wall, while its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub. 12 Similarly one wing of the second cherub was five cubits long and touched the other temple wall, and its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the first cherub. 13 The wings of these cherubim(A) extended twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main hall.[b]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 3:11 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 15
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:13 Or facing inward