1 Kings 8:7

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Cross References

1 Kings 6:27

And he stationed the cherubim in the middle of the inner temple. And the cherubim extended their wings, and the wing of the one was touching the wall, and the wing of the second cherub was touching the other wall. But the other wings, in the middle of the temple, were touching each another.

1 Kings 8:6

And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the oracle of the temple, in the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim.

1 Kings 8:8

And since the bars projected outward, their ends were visible from without, in the Sanctuary before the oracle; but they were not visible farther outward. And they have been in that place even to the present day.

Exodus 25:20

And let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings and covering the oracle, and let them look out toward one another, their faces being turned toward the propitiatory, with which the ark is to be covered,

Isaiah 6:2

The Seraphims were standing above the throne. One had six wings, and the other had six wings: with two they were covering his face, and with two they were covering his feet, and with two they were flying.

Numbers 4:6

and they shall cover it further with a veil of violet skins, and they shall extend over it a cloth made entirely of hyacinth, and they shall draw in the bars.

Hebrews 9:5

And over the ark were the Cherubim of glory, overshadowing the propitiatory. There is not enough time to speak about each of these things.