1 Kings 8:7

What does 1 Kings 8:7 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 8:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

for the cherubs are spreading forth two wings unto the place of the ark, and the cherubs cover over the ark, and over its staves from above;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and covered the ark, and the staves thereof above.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

for the cherubim stretched forth [their] wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.

Context

v.6And 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.

v.7This passage

v.8And the staves were so long 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 unto this day.

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