1 Kings 8:7 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

  • The dedication of the templeThe bringing in the ark, is the end which must crown the work: this was done with great solemnity. The ark was fixed in the place appointed for its rest in...

Parallel Passages

  • 1 Kings 6:27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Topics

  • Ark Transferred to Solomon’s temple
  • Cherubim The ark of the covenant rested beneath the wings of Cherubim
  • Dedication Solomon’s temple
  • Solomon Dedicates the temple
  • Temple For prayer and worship

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • For the cherubims כִּי kî Conjunction הַכְּרוּבִים hakkĕrûbîm כְּרוּב Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • spread forth פֹּרְשִׂים pōrĕśîm פָּרַשׂ Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural
  • two wings כְּנָפַיִם kĕnāpayim כָּנָף Noun · feminine dual
  • over the place אֶל ʾel Preposition מְקוֹם mĕqôm מָקוֹם Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of the ark הָאָרוֹן hāʾārôn אָרוֹן Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
  • and the cherubims הַכְּרֻבִים hakkĕrubîm כְּרוּב Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • covered וַיָּסֹכּוּ wayyāsōkkû סָכַךְ Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • the ark הָאָרוֹן hāʾārôn אָרוֹן Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
  • and the staves בַּדָּיו baddāyw בַּד Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • thereof above עַל ʿal Preposition וְעַל wĕʿal Preposition · with and מִלְמָעְלָה milmāʿĕlâ מַעַל Adverb · with preposition, preposition, ending: toward

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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