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2 Chronicles 3:9-11
World English Bible
2 Chronicles 3:9-11
World English Bible
9 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels[a] of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
10 In the most holy place he made two cherubim by carving; and they overlaid them with gold. 11 The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
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- 3:9 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces, so 50 shekels was about 0.5 kilograms or about 16 Troy ounces.
2 Chronicles 3:9-11
New International Version
2 Chronicles 3:9-11
New International Version
9 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.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 3:9 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams
- 2 Chronicles 3:11 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 15
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