Graphic Bible · Scene 11 of 16

Frontal precise architectural view of TWO identical gold-covered guardian statues matching reference. Each has exactly two horizontal wings. Outer left wingtip touches left wall, two inner wingtips physically TOUCH at center, outer right wingtip touches right wall. All four wings visible, no Ark or people.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

2 Chronicles 3:11-12

Wings Reach Wall and Wing

The House Takes Shape · 2 Chronicles 3

Story guide: Architectural reconstruction is interpretive; the exact dimensions are preserved in Scripture. The Ark has not yet been brought into the house.

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11The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house, and the other wing was five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

12The wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub.

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