Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and covered the ark and its carrying poles. New Living Translation The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles. English Standard Version The cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering above the ark and its poles. Berean Standard Bible For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. King James Bible For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. New King James Version For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. New American Standard Bible For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles. NASB 1995 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles. NASB 1977 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles. Legacy Standard Bible And the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles from above. Amplified Bible for the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, making a covering above the ark and its carrying poles. Christian Standard Bible And the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark so that the cherubim formed a cover above the ark and its poles. Holman Christian Standard Bible And the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark so that the cherubim formed a cover above the ark and its poles. American Standard Version For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the Cherubim were extending over the place of the Ark and the Cherubim were covering over the Ark and over its poles from above. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the cherubs stretched out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubs covered the ark, and its staves above. Contemporary English Version whose wings covered both the chest and the poles used for carrying it. Douay-Rheims Bible So that the cherubims spread their wings over the place, in which the ark was set, and covered the ark itself and its staves. English Revised Version For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above: GOD'S WORD® Translation The angels' outstretched wings were over the place where the ark [rested] so that the angels became a covering above the ark and its poles. Good News Translation Their outstretched wings covered the Box and the poles it was carried by. International Standard Version The wings of the cherubim extended over where the ark and its carrying poles had been placed, JPS Tanakh 1917 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. Literal Standard Version and the cherubim are spreading out wings over the place of the Ark, and the cherubim cover over the Ark, and over its poles, from above; Majority Standard Bible For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. New American Bible The cherubim had their wings spread out over the place of the ark, covering the ark and its poles from above. NET Bible The cherubs' wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles. New Revised Standard Version For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering above the ark and its poles. New Heart English Bible For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above. Webster's Bible Translation For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark, and the staffs of it above. World English Bible For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above. Young's Literal Translation and the cherubs are spreading out wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubs cover over the ark, and over its staves, from above; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Ark Enters the Temple…7Then 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. 8For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. 9The 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.… Cross References 2 Chronicles 5:7 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. 2 Chronicles 5:9 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. Treasury of Scripture For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. the staves Exodus 25:12-15 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it… Exodus 37:3-5 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it… Numbers 4:6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. Jump to Previous Ark Carrying Cherubim Cherubs Cover Covered Covering Forth Outstretched Poles Rods Spread Spreading Staffs Staves Thereof WingsJump to Next Ark Carrying Cherubim Cherubs Cover Covered Covering Forth Outstretched Poles Rods Spread Spreading Staffs Staves Thereof Wings2 Chronicles 5 1. The dedicated treasures2. The solemn induction of the ark into the oracle 11. God being praised, gives a visible sign of his favor (8) For the cherubims spread forth their wings.--Rather, And the cherubim were spreading forth wings. Kings has for (ki); making the sentence an explanation of the last clause of 2Chronicles 5:7. Covered.--Kings has the technical term for the cherubim "covering" the ark (Exodus 25:20; 1Chronicles 28:18). In Hebrew writing, the difference is marked by the transposition of a single letter. Perhaps, therefore, our present reading is a clerical error. Hebrew Forוַיִּהְי֤וּ (way·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the cherubim הַכְּרוּבִים֙ (hak·kə·rū·ḇîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3742: Probably an order of angelic beings spread פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים (pō·rə·śîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse their wings כְּנָפַ֔יִם (kə·nā·p̄a·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the place מְק֖וֹם (mə·qō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition of the ark הָאָר֑וֹן (hā·’ā·rō·wn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 727: A chest, ark and overshadowed וַיְכַסּ֧וּ (way·ḵas·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover the ark הָאָר֥וֹן (hā·’ā·rō·wn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 727: A chest, ark and וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against its poles. בַּדָּ֖יו (bad·dāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of Links 2 Chronicles 5:8 NIV2 Chronicles 5:8 NLT 2 Chronicles 5:8 ESV 2 Chronicles 5:8 NASB 2 Chronicles 5:8 KJV 2 Chronicles 5:8 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 5:8 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 5:8 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 5:8 French Bible 2 Chronicles 5:8 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 5:8 For the cherubim spread forth their wings (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |