1-Kings - 6:26



26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Kings 6:26.

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That is to say, one cherub was ten cubits high, and in like manner the other cherub.
The hight of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
the height of the one cherub is ten by the cubit, and so is the second cherub;
The two of them were ten cubits high.
that is, one cherub had a height of ten cubits, and similarly the second cherub.

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Historical Commentaries

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The height of the one cherub was ten cubits - Concerning the cherubs, their form, etc., see my note on Exodus 25:18 (note). The height of each cherub was about eighteen feet and three inches.

The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. Which is repeated from 1-Kings 6:23; that it might be observed, being of an extraordinary size.

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