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

5Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered. 6The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs. The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles. 8The poles were so long their ends were visible from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. They have remained there to this very day. 9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb. It was there that the Lord made an agreement with the Israelites after he brought them 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• spread forthפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• two wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• over the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• of the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• coveredסָכַךְsâkak ώâkak · to coverH5526
• and the stavesבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• thereof aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605

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