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The weight of the nails was fifty gold shekels. The upper chambers he likewise overlaid with gold.

10 (A)For the room of the holy of holies he made two cherubim of carved workmanship, which were then covered with gold. 11 The wings of the cherubim spanned twenty cubits: one wing of each cherub, five cubits in length, extended to a wall of the house, while the other wing, also five cubits in length, touched the corresponding wing of the other cherub.

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The gold nails(A) weighed fifty shekels.[a] He also overlaid the upper parts with gold.

10 For the Most Holy Place he made a pair(B) of sculptured cherubim and overlaid them with gold. 11 The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits[b] long and touched the temple wall, while its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:9 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:11 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 15