He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, 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 middle of the house.
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He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, 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 middle of the house.
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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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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.
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 6:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 25:20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.
- Exodus 37:9 The cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
- 2 Chronicles 5:8 For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.
- 1 Kings 8:7 For the cherubim spread their wings out over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.
- 2 Chronicles 3:11 The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 6:27 And he set the cherubims within the…
1Ki 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.
Ver. 27. Within the inner house.] That is, Within the holy of holies, where they stood before the ark, to hide and cover it from the eyes even of the high priest.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the floor of the house he overlaid with…
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold within and without. Both the floor of the holy place, and of the holy of holies; so the street of the new Jerusalem is said to be pure gold, Rev 21:21; this expresses the purity and magnificence of it, particularly the holy conversation of them that dwell in the church, in heaven, signified hereby.
; this expresses the purity and magnificence of it, particularly the holy conversation of them that dwell in the church, in heaven, signified hereby.
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1 Kings 6:31
kg1 6:31
kg1 6:31
kg1 6:31And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree,.... The door of the holy of holies was a two leaved or folding door, made of olive wood; typical of Christ, the door into the church above and below, the way to heaven and eternal life, the true olive tree:
the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall; four cubits, twenty cubits being the breadth of the oracle; or the lintel was four cubits, twenty being the height of it also, Kg1 6:20.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 6:27. He set the cherubims within the inner…
1Ki 6:27. He set the cherubims within the inner house — With their faces toward the sanctuary, so that they looked upon him that entered the oracle. They stretched forth the wings of the cherubims — Or, rather, the cherubims stretched forth their wings. So that the wing of one touched one wall, &c. — That is, they touched the south and north walls of the house. Whereas the wings of those cherubim that Moses made, stretched themselves from east to west. For they looked one upon the other over the mercy-seat. Their wings touched one another in the midst of the house — Where they must needs meet, being five cubits long on each side, and the house twenty cubits wide.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 27. Their wings touched one another — They reached…
27. Their wings touched one another — They reached across the entire oracle, the two wings of each cherub covering a space ten cubits broad. 1Ki_6:24. “The wings were evidently fastened to the back, and placed close to one another upon the shoulder-blades, so that the small space between their starting-points is not taken into consideration in the calculation of their length.” — Keil.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 27. And they stretched forth the wings of the…
27. And they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims] Which is the frequent Hebrew form of expressing the cherubim stretched forth their wings. So R.V. On the way in which these cherubim were placed see below on 1Ki_8:6. It would seem as if in Solomon’s Temple the cherubim did not face one another, as they are expressly said to have done in the Mosaic tabernacle (Exo_25:20).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he set the cherubims within the inner house:…
And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims The marg. reading, the cherubim stretched forth their wings, is altogether inadmissible, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wan, and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. In 2Ch_3:10 we are told that the cherubim were of "image work" (the meaning of the Hebrews word is unknown). We also learn that they "stood on their feet" and, unlike the cherubim of the tabernacle, which faced each other, (Exo_27:9) faced the throne, i.e. , the cedar partition, and the east. The object of this arrangement probably was to enable the wings to be stretched out across the sanctuary. In the tabernacle the wings were "spread out on high". (Exo_25:20 Exo_27:9) In both cases the ark and mercy seat were placed under the overshadowing wings (ch. 8:6). There would be a clear space of eight or nine cubits between the bodies of the cherubim, and the ark only measured 2.5 cubits (Exo_25:10) in length and 1.5 cubits in breadth. Unlike Ezekiel"s cherubim (Ezekiel chs. 1, 10; cf., Rev_4:7) these had apparently but one face. The cherub was not a simple, but a complex being, having no unalterable and fixed form. See Bahr, Symbolik, 1. pp. 313, 314; Dict. Bib. vol. 1. pp. 301-303.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain they stretched forth Or, the cherubim stretched forth their…
they stretched forth Or, the cherubim stretched forth their wings.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Solomon placed ... Solomon overlaid
Solomon placed ... Solomon overlaid
Solomon would have commanded his workers to do this work. AT: "They placed ... They overlaid" (See: Metonymy)
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innermost room
another name for the most holy place
overlaid
"covered." See how you translated this in 1 Kings 6:21.
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Solomon
cherub
holy place
gold
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