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href="/esv/2_chronicles/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy <i>place, even</i> under the wings of the cherubims:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy <i>Place,</i> under the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, to the inner sanctuary of the house, into the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priests brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the most holy place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priests brought the ark of the LORD&#8217s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the most holy place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The priests carried the chest into the most holy place and put it under the winged creatures, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The priests brought the ark of the LORD's promise to its place in the inner room of the temple (the most holy place) under the wings of the angels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the priests carried the Covenant Box of the LORD into the Temple and put it in the Most Holy Place, beneath the winged creatures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The priests transported the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD to the place created for it within the inner sanctuary of the Temple, into the Most Holy Place under the wings of the cherubim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the priests bring in the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH to its place, to the oracle of the house, to the Holy of Holies, to the place of the wings of the cherubim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the priests bring in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, unto the oracle of the house, unto the holy of holies, unto the place of the wings of the cherubs;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the priests will bring in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to its place to the oracle of the house, to the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubim.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, that is, to the oracle of the temple, into the holy of holies under the wings of the cherubims: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, that is, to the oracle of the temple, in the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place: the inner sanctuary of the house, the holy of holies, beneath the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the most holy place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and put it in its place, into the most holy place under the wings of the cherubim:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Priests brought the Ark of LORD JEHOVAH and placed the ark in its place in the house of the Holy of Holies under the wings of the Cherubim.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto its place, into the Sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, into the oracle of the house, <i>even</i> into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=892" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/5.htm">The Ark Enters the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hă·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">Then the priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇî·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/727.htm" title="727: ’ă·rō·wn (N-csc) -- A chest, ark. Or laron; from 'arah; a box.">the ark</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ- (N-fsc) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">of the covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mə·qō·w·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">its place</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/1687.htm" title="1687: də·ḇîr (N-msc) -- Or dbir; from dabar; the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary.">the inner sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the temple,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-msc) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the Most Holy Place,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qə·ḏā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">beneath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: kan·p̄ê (N-fpc) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">the wings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3742.htm" title="3742: hak·kə·rū·ḇîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Probably an order of angelic beings. An angelic being.">of the cherubim.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-21.htm">Exodus 25:21-22</a></span><br />Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark. / And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4-5</a></span><br />containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. / Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">1 Samuel 4:4</a></span><br />So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">1 Kings 6:19</a></span><br />Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Exodus 40:20-21</a></span><br />Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark. / Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/7-89.htm">Numbers 7:89</a></span><br />When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a></span><br />And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-19.htm">1 Samuel 6:19</a></span><br />But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-3.htm">1 Kings 8:3-4</a></span><br />When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark, / and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. So the priests and Levites carried them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15</a></span><br />And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">1 Chronicles 28:2</a></span><br />Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/13-9.htm">1 Chronicles 13:9-10</a></span><br />When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled. / And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-2.htm">1 Chronicles 15:2</a></span><br />Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim:</p><p class="hdg">the priests</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/132-8.htm">Psalm 132:8</a></b></br> Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.</p><p class="hdg">to the oracles</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">2 Chronicles 4:20</a></b></br> Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/37-6.htm">Exodus 37:6-9</a></b></br> And he made the mercy seat <i>of</i> pure gold: two cubits and a half <i>was</i> the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">1 Kings 6:23-28</a></b></br> And within the oracle he made two cherubims <i>of</i> olive tree, <i>each</i> ten cubits high… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-6.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-30.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">Cherubs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-2.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-22.htm">Holies</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-5.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-22.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-3.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-5.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">Room</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-5.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-22.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-15.htm">Underneath</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">Winged</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/6-11.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/job/9-13.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Cherubs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-10.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Holies</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-2.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-11.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">Room</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-14.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/job/28-5.htm">Underneath</a> <a href="/psalms/78-27.htm">Winged</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-1.htm">The dedicated treasures</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-2.htm">The solemn induction of the ark into the oracle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-11.htm">God being praised, gives a visible sign of his favor</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Ark of the Covenant was a sacred chest that contained the tablets of the Law, Aaron's rod, and a pot of manna, symbolizing God's covenant with Israel. It represented God's presence and His promises to His people. The Ark's journey from the tabernacle to the temple marks a significant transition in Israel's worship, from a mobile sanctuary to a permanent dwelling place for God's presence.<p><b>to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple</b><br>The inner sanctuary, also known as the Holy of Holies, was the most sacred part of the temple, signifying the dwelling place of God among His people. Only the high priest could enter this area, and only once a year on the Day of Atonement, highlighting the separation between a holy God and sinful humanity. The temple, built by Solomon, was a fulfillment of God's promise to David and a central place of worship for Israel, symbolizing God's desire to dwell among His people.<p><b>the Most Holy Place</b><br>The Most Holy Place was the innermost part of the temple, separated by a veil from the Holy Place. This separation illustrated the barrier between God and man due to sin, a barrier that would later be torn down through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as symbolized by the tearing of the temple veil at His crucifixion. The Most Holy Place housed the Ark, emphasizing the centrality of God's covenant and presence in the life of Israel.<p><b>beneath the wings of the cherubim</b><br>The cherubim were angelic beings depicted as guardians of God's holiness. In the temple, two large cherubim made of olive wood and overlaid with gold stood in the Most Holy Place, their wings spread over the Ark. This imagery recalls the cherubim that guarded the entrance to Eden after the fall, symbolizing both protection and the holiness of God's presence. The positioning of the Ark beneath the cherubim highlights the divine protection and the sacredness of the covenant between God and Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priests.htm">The Priests</a></b><br>The Levitical priests were responsible for carrying out the sacred duties in the temple, including the transportation and placement of the Ark of the Covenant.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_the_covenant.htm">The Ark of the Covenant</a></b><br>A sacred chest that held the tablets of the Law, representing God's covenant with Israel and His presence among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_inner_sanctuary.htm">The Inner Sanctuary (Most Holy Place)</a></b><br>The innermost part of the temple, also known as the Holy of Holies, where the Ark was placed. It symbolized the dwelling place of God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House (Temple)</a></b><br>Refers to Solomon's Temple, a central place of worship for Israel, signifying God's presence and glory.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cherubim.htm">The Cherubim</a></b><br>Angelic beings whose wings overshadowed the Ark, symbolizing divine protection and the majesty of God's presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_presence.htm">Reverence for God's Presence</a></b><br>The careful placement of the Ark in the Most Holy Place underscores the reverence due to God's presence. As believers, we are called to approach God with awe and respect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_ark.htm">Symbolism of the Ark</a></b><br>The Ark represents God's covenant and faithfulness. In our lives, we should remember and rely on God's promises, trusting in His unchanging nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priests.htm">Role of the Priests</a></b><br>The priests' role in transporting the Ark highlights the importance of faithful service. We are called to serve God and others with dedication and integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_the_temple.htm">Significance of the Temple</a></b><br>The temple as a dwelling place for God points to the New Testament teaching that believers are now the temple of the Holy Spirit. We should live lives that honor God's presence within us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a></b><br>The cherubim's wings over the Ark symbolize God's protection. We can find comfort in knowing that God watches over and protects His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_can_solomon_build_the_temple,_not_david.htm">Why does God prohibit David from building the temple in 2 Samuel 7 yet allow Solomon to do so, raising questions of consistency in divine commands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_baths_did_solomon_build.htm">Solomon built a facility containing how many baths? Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_2_chron_5_10_differ_from_heb_9_4.htm">2 Chronicles 5:10 - Why does this verse say only the tablets were in the Ark when Hebrews 9:4 mentions additional items, creating a seeming contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_god's_footstool.htm">Psalm 99:5 calls for worship at God's footstool; if this footstool is literal, why is there no archaeological record or clear location for it?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The wings of the cherubim</span> (see <a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm">2 Chronicles 3:10</a>). Their situation was by the west wall of the oracle (<a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm">1 Kings 6:16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the priests</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֠כֹּהֲנִים</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇî·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ark</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲר֨וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_727.htm">Strong's 727: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chest, ark</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִית־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rîṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its place</span><br /><span class="heb">מְקוֹמ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·qō·w·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the inner sanctuary</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּבִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḇîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1687.htm">Strong's 1687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the temple,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֖יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Most Holy Place,</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹ֣דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beneath</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֖חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wings</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּנְפֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kan·p̄ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> </span><span class="str2">An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the cherubim.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכְּרוּבִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kə·rū·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3742.htm">Strong's 3742: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably an order of angelic beings</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 5:7 The priests brought in the ark (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 5:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 5:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 5:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 5:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>