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1 Kings 6:27

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And 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.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, 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.

KJV

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.

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This verse in 1 Kings 6

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood

on 1 Kings 6:23-28

The two cherubim of olive wood stand ten cubits high, with wings of five cubits each. The tabernacle’s cherubim were a small pair of gold worked into the mercy seat at Exodus 25:18-20. These stand free, carved of wood, overlaid with gold, and built to the room’s scale.

This site's exposition

their wingtips touched

Bede notes that the cherubim, whose home is heaven, stood at the center of the temple with wings spread as if to fly. Chapter 8 sets the ark beneath their wings.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Bede

Of the Temple of Solomon 1.13.4 · Written before 735.

proposed

From what has been said already it is clear why the cherubim, whose abode is always in heaven, were placed in the middle of the interior of the temple. The cherubim, moreover, stretch out their wings as if to fly because angelic spirits always have …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And he set the cherubim within the inner house,....

The words behind it

28 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he put

    vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַכְּרוּבִ֜יםthe cherubim

    hakeruvimH3742 →91 times

  • בְּת֣וֹךְ׀in [the] middle of

    betokhH8432 →418 times

  • הַבַּ֣יִתthe house

    habayitH1004 →2046 times

  • הַפְּנִימִ֗י<the> inner

    hapenimiH6442 →32 times

  • וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮and they spread out

    vaiyifresuH6566 →67 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • כַּנְפֵ֣י[the] wings of

    kanfeiH3671 →109 times

  • הַכְּרֻבִים֒the cherubim

    hakeruvimH3742 →91 times

  • וַתִּגַּ֤עand it touched

    vatiga'H5060 →150 times

  • כְּנַף־[the] wing of

    kenaf-H3671 →109 times

  • הָֽאֶחָד֙the one [cherub]

    haechadH259 →971 times

  • בַּקִּ֔יר<in> the wall

    bakirH7023 →75 times

  • וּכְנַף֙and [the] wing of

    ukhenafH3671 →109 times

  • הַכְּר֣וּבthe cherub

    hakeruvH3742 →91 times

  • הַשֵּׁנִ֔י<the> second

    hasheniH8145 →156 times

  • נֹגַ֖עַת[was] touching

    nogaatH5060 →150 times

  • בַּקִּ֣יר<in> the wall

    bakirH7023 →75 times

  • הַשֵּׁנִ֑י<the> second

    hasheniH8145 →156 times

  • וְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙and wings their

    vekhanfeihemH3671 →109 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • תּ֣וֹךְ[the] middle of

    tokhH8432 →418 times

  • הַבַּ֔יִתthe house

    habayitH1004 →2046 times

  • נֹגְעֹ֖ת[were] touching

    nogeotH5060 →150 times

  • כָּנָ֥ףwing

    kanafH3671 →109 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • כָּנָֽף׃wing

    kanafH3671 →109 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 25:20And 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.5 worksExodus 37:9And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.5 works2 Chronicles 5:8For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.4 works1 Kings 8:6Then 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.4 works1 Kings 8:7For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.3 worksIsaiah 6:2Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.3 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Chronicles 3:11The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.2 works1 Kings 7:29and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Exodus 25:20

    And 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.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 8:7

      For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.

    • 1 Chronicles 28:18

      the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the…

    • Hebrews 9:5

      Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

    • Isaiah 6:1–5

      In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.

    • Exodus 25:18

      Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

  • Through

    Exodus 37:9

    And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

    it leads to

    • 1 Peter 1:12

      It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from…

    • Genesis 3:24

      So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

    • 1 Timothy 3:16

      By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world,…

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About 1 Kings

The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, Sir Edward John Poynter, 1890. Public domain.
The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, Sir Edward John Poynter, 1890. Public domain.
1 Kings: the study guide →Read 1 Kings 6 →

This page draws on Bede, Of the Temple of Solomon 1.13.4; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Kings.

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