2 Chronicles 3:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main hall.

New Living Translation
So the wingspan of the two cherubim side by side was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced out toward the main room of the Temple.

English Standard Version
The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim stood on their feet, facing the nave.

Berean Study Bible
So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.

New American Standard Bible
The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the main room.

NASB 1995
The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the main room.

NASB 1977
The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the main room.

Amplified Bible
The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim stood on their feet, their faces toward the Holy Place (the main room).

Christian Standard Bible
The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced the larger room.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced the larger room.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They stood on their feet and faced the main hall.

International Standard Version
The wings of these cherubim extended for 20 cubits as they stood on their feet and faced the front of the Temple.

NET Bible
The combined wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood upright, facing inward.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

New King James Version
The wings of these cherubim spanned twenty cubits overall. They stood on their feet, and they faced inward.

King James 2000 Bible
The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and they faced inward.

New Heart English Bible
The wings of these cherubim were extended thirty-four feet and five inches: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

World English Bible
The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

American King James Version
The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

American Standard Version
The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

A Faithful Version
The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits. And they stood on their feet, and their faces were turned inward.

Darby Bible Translation
The wings of these cherubim spread forth were twenty cubits; and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

English Revised Version
The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

Webster's Bible Translation
The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The wings of these Cherubims were spread abroade twentie cubites: they stoode on their feete, and their faces were toward the house.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
So that the wynges of the sayde Cherubs were stretched out twentie cubites: and they stoode on their feete, and loked inwardes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
so that these wynges of the Cherubins were spred out twentye cubites wyde. And they stode vpo their fete, and their face was turned to the house warde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The wings of these cherubim are spreading forth twenty cubits, and they are standing on their feet and their faces [are] inward.

Young's Literal Translation
The wings of these cherubs are spreading forth twenty cubits, and they are standing on their feet and their faces are inward.

Smith's Literal Translation
The wings of these cherubims spreading twenty cubits: and they standing upon their feet, and their faces to the house.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So the wings of the two cherubims were spread forth, and were extended twenty cubits: and they stood upright on their feet, and their faces were turned toward the house without.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And so the wings of both cherubim were stretched out and extended for twenty cubits. Now they were standing upright on their feet, and their faces were turned toward the exterior house.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The wings of these Cherubim were spread out twenty cubits, and those were standing on their feet and their faces were inward.

Lamsa Bible
The wings of these cherubim were spread forth twenty cubits; they stood on their feet and their faces were inward.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits; and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the wings of these cherubs expanded were of the length of twenty cubits: and they stood upon their feet, and their faces were toward the house.
















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