1-Kings - 8:7

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7 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Kings 8:7.

Differing Translations

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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.
For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and covered the art, and the staves thereof above.
for the cherubim stretched forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.
For the cherubim spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staffs thereof above.
for the cherubs are spreading forth two wings unto the place of the ark, and the cherubs cover over the ark, and over its staves from above;
For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.
For indeed, the cherubim extended their wings over the place of the ark, and they protected the ark and its bars from above.

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Historical Commentaries

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For the cherubim spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark,.... The most holy place where the ark stood, even from wall to wall:
and the cherubim covered the ark, and the staves thereof above; so that neither could be seen.

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