1Kgs.6.27

1 Kings 6:27

KJV

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.

The Cherubim

The Building of the Temple

Cross References

Exodus 25:20

KJVGOD

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.

The Mercy Seat

Ark of the Covenant

Exodus 37:9

KJV

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.

The Mercy Seat

Construction Continues

1 Kings 6:26

KJV

The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

The Cherubim

The Building of the Temple

1 Kings 6:28

KJV

And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

The Cherubim

The Building of the Temple

1 Kings 8:6

KJV

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.

The Ark Enters the Temple

1 Kings 8:7

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.