2 Chronicles 5:8

New American Bible - revised edition

The cherubim had their wings spread out over the place of the ark, covering the ark and its poles from above.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 5:7

The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place: the inner sanctuary of the house, the holy of holies, beneath the wings of the cherubim.

2 Chronicles 5:9

The poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary. (They cannot be seen from outside, but they remain there to this day.)

Numbers 4:6

Over these they shall put a cover of yellow-orange skin, and on top of this spread an all-violet cloth and put the poles in place.