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1 Kings 8:6

Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.

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ASV

And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.

KJV

And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uand they broughtH935 →
הַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimthe priestsH3548 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֲר֨וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727 →
בְּרִית־be.rit-[the] covenant ofH1285 →
יְהוָ֧הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.Moplace itsH4725 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
דְּבִ֥ירde.Vir[the] innermost room ofH1687 →
הַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
קֹ֣דֶשׁKo.desh[the] holy place ofH6944 →
הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.Shimthe holy placesH6944 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
תַּ֖חַתTa.chatunderH8478 →
כַּנְפֵ֥יkan.Fei[the] wings ofH3671 →
הַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.Vimthe cherubimH3742 →

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1 Chronicles 22:19Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!1 Kings 6:16He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.1 Kings 6:19Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.2 Samuel 6:17So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.1 Kings 6:27And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched.Leviticus 16:2And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.Exodus 26:33–34And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,2 Chronicles 5:7Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.1 Samuel 4:4So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.Psalms 99:1The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!Exodus 25:20–22And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.2 Samuel 6:2And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.Isaiah 37:16“O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.Exodus 40:20–21Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forthExodus 37:9And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

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