1 Kings 8:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁷ For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering above the ark and its poles.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ For the cherubim spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

Common English Bible

⁷ The winged creatures spread their wings over the place where the chest rested, covering the chest and its carrying poles.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ For indeed, the cherubim extended their wings over the place of the ark, and they protected the ark and its bars from above.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and covered the art, and the staves thereof above.

1 Kings 8:7 Cross References

1 Kings 6:27

He put the cherubim in the innermost part of the house; the wings of the cherubim were spread out so that a wing of one was touching the one wall and a wing of the other cherub was touching the other wall; their other wings toward the center of the house were touching wing to wing.

1 Kings 8:6

Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, the most holy place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.

1 Kings 8:8

The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from outside; they are there to this day.

Exodus 25:20

The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the cover with their wings. They shall face one to another; the faces of the cherubim shall be turned toward the cover.

Isaiah 6:2

Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.

Numbers 4:6

then they shall put on it a covering of fine leather and spread over that a cloth all of blue and put its poles in place.

Hebrews 9:5

above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the cover of the ark. Of these things we cannot speak now in detail.