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href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/8.htm">King James Bible</a> And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/8.htm">New King James Version</a> 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 Place, under the wings of the cherubim. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/1_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, into the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim. <a href="/csb/1_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/1_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/1_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The priests carried the chest into the most holy place and put it under the winged creatures, <a href="/erv/1_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the priests carried the Covenant Box into the Temple and put it in the Most Holy Place, beneath the winged creatures. <a href="/isv/1_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> After this, the priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD to the place prepared for it, into the inner sanctuary of the Temple, under the wings of the cherubim in the Most Holy Place. <a href="/msb/1_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/1_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a> The 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. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim. <a href="/web/1_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a> 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 cherubim’s wings. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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; <a href="/ylt/1_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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; <a href="/slt/1_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the priests will bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to its place to the oracle of the house to the holy of holies, to beneath the wings of the cherubims.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, into the oracle of the temple, into the holy of holies under the wings of the cherubims. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the oracle of the temple, in the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the temple, to the inner house, the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the Priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of LORD JEHOVAH to its place in the temple, to the Place of The Holy of Holies under the wings of the Cherubim.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/1_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the priests bring in the ark into its place, into the oracle of the house, even into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubs. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/8-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=2875" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/8.htm">The Ark Enters the Temple</a> …5There, 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. 6<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·ḇi·’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·qo·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> 7For 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> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/25-21.htm">Exodus 25:21-22</a> 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7-10</a> 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. / For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. / The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day. ... <a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4-5</a> 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. <a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Exodus 40:20-21</a> 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. <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2</a> 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. <a href="/numbers/10-33.htm">Numbers 10:33-36</a> So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them. / And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp. / Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.” ... <a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17</a> So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. <a href="/1_chronicles/15-1.htm">1 Chronicles 15:1-3</a> David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it. / 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.” / And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it. <a href="/1_chronicles/16-1.htm">1 Chronicles 16:1</a> So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. <a href="/2_chronicles/6-11.htm">2 Chronicles 6:11</a> And there I have placed the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.” <a href="/psalms/132-8.htm">Psalm 132:8</a> Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength. <a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a> Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. <a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33-34</a> And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. / Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place. <a href="/numbers/7-89.htm">Numbers 7:89</a> 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. <a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">1 Samuel 4:4</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.And the priests<a href="/1_kings/8-4.htm">1 Kings 8:4</a> And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.<a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17</a> And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.<a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7</a> 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 place, even under the wings of the cherubims:his place<a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">1 Kings 6:19</a> And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.<a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33,34</a> And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy… <a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Exodus 40:20,21</a> And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark: … under the wings<a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">1 Kings 6:27</a> 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.<a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Exodus 25:20-22</a> And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be… <a href="/exodus/37-9.htm">Exodus 37:9</a> And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-5.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-30.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-36.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-36.htm">Cherubs</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/numbers/18-10.htm">Holies</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-51.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-50.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-49.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-4.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-50.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-49.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-50.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-44.htm">Underneath</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-36.htm">Winged</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/8-21.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-7.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-23.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-7.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-7.htm">Cherubs</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-9.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm">Holies</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-20.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">Underneath</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-6.htm">Winged</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-7.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 8</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">The feast of the temple</a> 12. <a href="/1_kings/8-12.htm">Solomon's blessing</a> 22. <a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">Solomon's prayer</a> 54. <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">Solomon's blessing</a> 62. <a href="/1_kings/8-62.htm">His sacrifice of peace offerings</a> </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 act of bringing the Ark signifies the fulfillment of God's promise to dwell among His people, as the Ark was the earthly throne of God.to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple The inner sanctuary, also known as the Holy of Holies, was the most sacred part of the temple, where God's presence was believed to dwell. Only the high priest could enter this area, and only once a year on the Day of Atonement. The placement of the Ark here signifies the centrality of God's presence in the life of Israel and the importance of holiness and purity in approaching God.the Most Holy Place The Most Holy Place was separated from the rest of the temple by a veil, symbolizing the separation between God and humanity due to sin. This separation was later removed through the death of Jesus Christ, as the veil of the temple was torn in two, signifying direct access to God through Christ. The Most Holy Place was a type of the heavenly sanctuary where Christ now intercedes for believers.beneath the wings of the cherubim The cherubim were angelic beings that symbolized God's majesty and holiness. In the temple, two large cherubim overshadowed the Ark, representing God's throne and His divine protection. This imagery connects to the vision of God's throne in heaven, as seen in Ezekiel and Revelation, where cherubim are also present. The positioning of the Ark beneath the wings of the cherubim emphasizes God's sovereignty and the protection He offers to His covenant people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_priests.htm">The Priests</a> The Levitical priests were responsible for carrying the Ark of the Covenant. Their role was crucial in maintaining the sanctity and proper worship practices as ordained by God. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_the_covenant.htm">The Ark of the Covenant</a> A sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments, representing God's covenant with Israel. It symbolized God's presence and His promises to His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_inner_sanctuary.htm">The Inner Sanctuary (Most Holy Place)</a> The innermost part of the temple, also known as the Holy of Holies, where the Ark was placed. It was a sacred space that only the high priest could enter once a year on the Day of Atonement. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House (Temple)</a> Refers to Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship for the Israelites, signifying God's dwelling among His people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_cherubim.htm">The Cherubim</a> Angelic beings depicted as part of the temple's design, symbolizing the divine presence and protection over the Ark.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_presence.htm">Reverence for God's Presence</a> The careful placement of the Ark in the Most Holy Place underscores the importance of reverence and respect for God's presence in our lives. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_ark.htm">Symbolism of the Ark</a> The Ark as a symbol of God's covenant reminds us of His faithfulness and the importance of keeping His commandments. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priests.htm">Role of the Priests</a> The priests' role in transporting the Ark highlights the importance of spiritual leadership and responsibility in guiding others in worship. <a href="/topical/s/sacred_spaces.htm">Sacred Spaces</a> The concept of the Most Holy Place encourages us to create sacred spaces in our lives where we can commune with God and seek His guidance. <a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a> The cherubim over the Ark symbolize God's protection, reminding us of His constant watch over us and His readiness to defend His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 8</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_kings_8_align_with_archaeology.htm">How can 1 Kings 8 align with archaeological evidence when no conclusive artifacts or external historical records confirm Solomon’s vast kingdom or temple grandeur?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_defiling_god's_temple_mean.htm">What does defiling God's temple mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_41_with_1_kings_6.htm">How can Ezekiel 41's instructions be reconciled with the different layout presented for Solomon's Temple in 1 Kings 6?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_solomon's_temple_dedication_important.htm">What is the significance of Solomon's Temple dedication?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6-8) And the priests brought in the ark.--It is clear from this description that the ark was placed lengthways between the cherubim, so that the staves by which it was borne, when drawn out (though still partly attached to the ark) were seen--probably by projections visible through the veil--in the Holy Place; although, as the narrative remarks with characteristic minuteness of accuracy, "not without" from the porch. The reason why this detail is dwelt upon is obvious. Up to this time it had been forbidden to withdraw the staves (<a href="/context/exodus/25-13.htm" title="And you shall make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.">Exodus 25:13-15</a>), so that the ark might always be ready for transference; now the withdrawal marked the entrance on a new period, during which it was to rest unmoved.There they are unto this day.--This phrase--not unfrequently repeated in the narrative (see <a href="/1_kings/9-21.htm" title="Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, on those did Solomon levy a tribute of slavery to this day.">1Kings 9:21</a>; <a href="/1_kings/10-12.htm" title="And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen to this day.">1Kings 10:12</a>; <a href="/1_kings/12-19.htm" title="So Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day.">1Kings 12:19</a>, &c.)--is an interesting indication of quotation from older documents; for at the time of the compilation of the book the Temple and all that it contained had been destroyed or removed. It is remarkable that in the record of the successive spoilings of the Temple by the Chaldaeans (<a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm" title="And he carried out there all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.">2Kings 24:13</a>; <a href="/context/2_kings/25-13.htm" title="And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.">2Kings 25:13-17</a>), while the various vessels, the brazen pillars, and the sea are mentioned in detail, nothing is said of their carrying away the ark, which would have been the choicest, as most sacred, of all the spoils. (See Notes on these passages.) About the Jewish tradition, referred to above (see Note on <a href="/1_kings/8-4.htm" title="And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.">1Kings 8:4</a>), setting aside the supposed miracle, there is no intrinsic improbability, considering the respect paid to Jeremiah by the Chaldaeans. (See <a href="/context/jeremiah/39-11.htm" title="Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,">Jeremiah 39:11-14</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant unto his [i.e., its. But this word is never found in the A.V. It has come into use since the date of our translation] place [cf. <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">1 Kings 6:19</a>] into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place [Heb. holy of holies], even under the wings of the cherubims [<a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">1 Kings 6:27</a>. Whether the ark stood with its length east and west, or north and south, it is somewhat difficult to decide. But see on ver. 8]. Ver 7. - For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered [יָסֹכוּ from סָכַך texit; hence, סֻכָּה, booth; LXX. περιεκάλυπτον, 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]. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/8-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the priests הַ֠כֹּהֲנִים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest brought וַיָּבִ֣אוּ (way·yā·ḇi·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go the ark אֲר֨וֹן (’ă·rō·wn) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_727.htm">Strong's 727: </a> A chest, ark of the covenant בְּרִית־ (bə·rîṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> A covenant of the LORD יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to its place מְקוֹמ֛וֹ (mə·qō·w·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition in אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the inner sanctuary דְּבִ֥יר (də·ḇîr) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1687.htm">Strong's 1687: </a> Perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple) of the temple, הַבַּ֖יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house the Most Holy Place, קֹ֣דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity beneath תַּ֖חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> The bottom, below, in lieu of the wings כַּנְפֵ֥י (kan·p̄ê) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle of the cherubim. הַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ (hak·kə·rū·ḇîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3742.htm">Strong's 3742: </a> Probably an order of angelic beings <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 8:6 The priests brought in the ark (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/8-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 8:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/8-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 8:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 8:7" /></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>