2 Chronicles 3:11 Meaning and Explanation
“And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The cherubim's outstretched wings span twenty cubits, one touching the wall, the other meeting its companion's wing.
What Does 2 Chronicles 3:11 Mean?
The Chronicler measures the wings carefully. Each cherub stretches one wing to the side wall and the other to the center, so the four wings together reach across the whole twenty-cubit width of the room, wing tip to wing tip.
The spread wings form a canopy of shelter over the place of God's presence. Throughout Scripture, the shadow of wings is a picture of refuge, the safe covering of the Almighty. The holiest room is overshadowed by mercy, and the God enthroned there is the God under whose wings His people find their hiding place.
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What does 2 Chronicles 3:11 mean?
The cherubim's outstretched wings span twenty cubits, one touching the wall, the other meeting its companion's wing.