1 Kings 8:7

New Living Translation

The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:27

He placed them side by side in the inner sanctuary of the Temple. Their outspread wings reached from wall to wall, while their inner wings touched at the center of the room.

1 Kings 8:6

Then the priests carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple—the Most Holy Place—and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim.

1 Kings 8:8

These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place, which is in front of the Most Holy Place, but not from the outside. They are still there to this day.

Exodus 25:20

The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it.

Isaiah 6:2

Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.

Numbers 4:6

Then they must cover the inner curtain with fine goatskin leather and spread over that a single piece of blue cloth. Finally, they must put the carrying poles of the Ark in place.

Hebrews 9:5

Above the Ark were the cherubim of divine glory, whose wings stretched out over the Ark’s cover, the place of atonement. But we cannot explain these things in detail now.