1 Kings 8:7

1 Kings 8:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its carrying poles.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

Context of 1 Kings 8:7

5And king Solomon, and all the assembly of Israel that were assembled to him, [who were] with him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be counted nor numbered for multitude. 6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to its place, into the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim; for the cherubim stretched forth [their] wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above. 8And the staves were long, so that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place before the oracle, but they were not seen without. And there they are to this day. 9There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses placed there at Horeb, when Jehovah made [a covenant] with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 8:7 word by word

כִּ֤י הַכְּרוּבִים֙ פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים כְּנָפַ֔יִם אֶל־מְק֖וֹם הָֽאָר֑וֹן וַיָּסֹ֧כּוּ הַכְּרֻבִ֛ים עַל־הָאָר֥וֹן וְעַל־בַּדָּ֖יו מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃Read the interlinear

• cherubimכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-66Solomon's building efforts peaked when he moved the ark to the new temple. The king prayed (1 Kings 8:22–53) and offered praise and blessings (8:56–61) to dedicate the temple to the Lord. After the dedication, the people celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles. The story highlights Solomon praising God and blessing the people (1 Kings 8:12–61).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121Ki 8:1-12. The Dedication of the Temple. 2-6. at the feast in the month Ethanim--The public and formal inauguration of this national place of worship did not take place till eleven months after the completion of the edifice. The delay, most probably, originated in Solomon's wish to choose the most fitting opportunity when there should be a general rendezvous of the people in Jerusalem (1Ki 8:2); and that was not till the next year. That was a jubilee…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:7

• Ark
• Cherubim
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Ark
• Contain
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Solomon
• Stand
• Told

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings