For the cherubim spread their wings out over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.
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For the cherubim spread their wings out over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.
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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.
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For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 8:7 For the cherubims spread forth [their] two…
1Ki 8:7 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.
Ver. 7. And the cherubims covered the ark] Which had the law within it, and the mercy seat upon it: to set forth Christ’s covering the curses of the law, in whom is the ground of all mercy: which things the angels desire to pry into, as into the pattern of God’s deep wisdom.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For the cherubim spread forth their two wings over…
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.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. covered the ark and the staves thereof above]…
7. covered the ark and the staves thereof above] The ark appears to have been placed lengthwise, (the length was two cubits and a half,) beneath the wings of the cherubim. Thus the staves also would lie along in the rings and so be overshadowed by the wings.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over…
For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered Wksoy from texit; hence, hKsu booth; LXX periekalupton, i.e., overshadowed and concealed. This word is of some importance as showing that the ark would thenceforward and always be in complete darkness, under the outstretched wings of the cherubim a fact which suggests the true explanation of the following verse the ark and the staves thereof above (Heb. from above) .
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.