1 Kings 8:6

New International Reader's Version

The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant law to its place in the Most Holy Room of the temple. They put it under the wings of the cherubim.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:17

The ark of the Lord was brought into Jerusalem. It was put in its place in the tent David had set up for it. David sacrificed burnt offerings and friendship offerings to the Lord.

2 Samuel 6:2

He and all his men went to Baalah in Judah. They wanted to bring the ark of God up to Jerusalem from there. The ark is named after the Lord. He is the Lord who rules over all. He sits on his throne between the cherubim that are on the ark.

1 Kings 6:16

He put up a wall 30 feet from the back of the temple. He made it with cedar boards from floor to ceiling. That formed a room inside the temple. It was the Most Holy Room.

1 Kings 6:19

Solomon prepared the Most Holy Room inside the temple. That’s where the ark of the covenant of the Lord would be placed.

1 Kings 6:27

Solomon placed the cherubim inside the Most Holy Room in the temple. Their wings were spread out. The wing tip of one cherub touched one wall. The wing tip of the other touched the other wall. The tips of their wings touched each other in the middle of the room.

1 Kings 8:3

All the elders of Israel arrived. Then the priests picked up the ark and carried it.

1 Kings 8:4

They brought up the ark of the Lord. They also brought up the tent of meeting and all the sacred things in the tent. The priests and Levites carried everything up.

1 Kings 8:7

Their wings were spread out over the place where the ark was. They covered the ark. They also covered the poles used to carry it.

1 Chronicles 22:19

So be committed to the Lord your God with all your heart and soul. Start building the temple of the Lord God. Then bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord into it. Also bring in the sacred objects that belong to God. The temple will be built for the Name of the Lord.”

2 Chronicles 5:7

The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its place in the Most Holy Room of the temple. They put it under the wings of the cherubim.

Psalm 80:1

Shepherd of Israel, hear us. You lead the people of Joseph like a flock. You sit on your throne between the cherubim. Show your glory

Psalm 80:2

to the people of Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Call your strength into action. Come and save us.

Psalm 99:1

The Lord rules. Let the nations tremble. He sits on his throne between the cherubim. Let the earth shake.

Exodus 37:9

He made them as part of the cover itself. Their wings spread up over the cover. The cherubim faced each other and looked toward the cover.

Isaiah 37:16

“Lord who rules over all, you are the God of Israel. You sit on your throne between the cherubim. You alone are God over all the kingdoms on earth. You have made heaven and earth.

Ezekiel 10:5

The sound the wings of the cherubim made could be heard as far away as the outer courtyard. It was like the voice of the Mighty God when he speaks.

Ezekiel 41:4

He also measured the Most Holy Room. It was 35 feet long and 35 feet wide. He said to me, “This is the Most Holy Room.” It was beyond the back wall of the main hall.

1 Samuel 4:4

So the people sent men to Shiloh. They brought back the ark of the Lord’s covenant law. He sits there on his throne between the cherubim. The Lord is the one who rules over all. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were with the ark of God’s covenant law. The ark was in Shiloh.