¹¹ The wings of the cherubim^[a] together had a total span of twenty cubits. A wing of one cherub, five cubits in length, extended to a wall of the building, while the other wing reached out to meet a wing of the other cherub. ¹² Similarly, one wing of the second cherub also extended five cubits to touch the other wall of the building, while its other wing reached out to meet a wing of the first cherub.

¹³ The combined wings of these two cherubim extended twenty cubits. They stood with their feet on the ground, facing the nave.