2 Chronicles 3:11
Context3:11 The combined wing span of the cherubs was 30 feet. 1 One of the first cherub’s wings was seven and one-half feet long and touched one wall of the temple; its other wing was also seven and one-half feet long and touched one of the second cherub’s wings. 2
2 Chronicles 5:13
Context5:13 The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly praised the Lord, singing: 3 “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!” Then a cloud filled the Lord’s temple. 4
2 Chronicles 6:28
Context6:28 “The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight, and disease, or a locust 5 invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, 6 or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs.
2 Chronicles 24:14
Context24:14 When they were finished, they brought the rest of the silver to the king and Jehoiada. They used it to make items for the Lord’s temple, including items used in the temple service and for burnt sacrifices, pans, and various other gold and silver items. Throughout Jehoiada’s lifetime, burnt sacrifices were offered regularly in the Lord’s temple.
1 tn Heb “and the wings of the cherubs, their length was twenty cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the wingspan of the cherubs would have been 30 feet (9 m).
2 tn Heb “the wing of the one was five cubits from the touching of the wall of the house, and the other wing was five cubits from the touching of the wing of the other cherub.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), each wing would have been 7.5 feet (2.25 m) long.
3 tn Heb “like one were the trumpeters and the musicians, causing one voice to be heard, praising and giving thanks to the
4 tn Heb “and the house was filled with a cloud, the house of the
5 tn Actually two Hebrew words appear here, both of which are usually (but not always) taken as referring to locusts. Perhaps different stages of growth or different varieties are in view, but this is uncertain. NEB has “locusts new-sloughed or fully grown”; NASB has “locust or grasshopper”; NIV has “locusts or grasshoppers”; NRSV has “locust, or caterpillar.”
6 tn Heb “in the land, his gates.”