1 Kings 6 · Verse 25

1 Kings 6:25

And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.
1 Kings 6:25, King James Version

1 Kings 6:25 in other translations

BSBThe second cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape,
WEBThe other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.
ASVAnd the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.
YLTand ten by the cubit is the second cherub, one measure and one form are to the two cherubs,
DARBYand the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.
BBEThe two winged ones were ten cubits high, of the same size and form.
WebsterAnd the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one size.

What does 1 Kings 6:25 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 6:15-38

See what was typified by this temple. 1. Christ is the true Temple. In him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead; in him meet all God's spiritual Israel; through him we have access with confidence to God. 2. Every believer is a living temple, in whom the Spirit of God dwells, 1Co 3:16. This living temple is built upon Christ as its Foundation, and will be perfect in due time. 3. The gospel church is the mystical…

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1 Kings 6:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעֶ֙שֶׂר֙ve.'E.serand [was] tenH6235
בָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.Mahby the cubitH520
הַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.Ruvthe cherubH3742
הַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.Ni<the> secondH8145
מִדָּ֥הmi.Daha measurementH4060
אַחַ֛ת'a.ChatoneH259
וְקֶ֥צֶבve.Ke.tzevand a shapeH7095
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259
לִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.Nei[belonged] to [the] twoH8147
הַכְּרֻבִֽים\׃ha.ke.ru.Vimthe cherubimH3742

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 1 Kings 6:24

    And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

  • 1 Kings 6:25

    And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.

  • 1 Kings 6:26

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

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1 Kings 6:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Asimismo el otro querubín tenía diez codos; porque ambos querubines eran de un tamaño y de una hechura.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et l’autre chérubin avait dix coudées. Les deux chérubins avaient une même mesure, et une même forme.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und zehn Ellen maß der andere Cherub: beide Cherubim hatten ein Maß und einen Schnitt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Decem quoque cubitorum erat cherub secundus: in mensura pari, et opus unum erat in duobus cherubim,