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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes priests relocating the ark during Solomon’s temple dedication, positioned between a vast sacrificial gathering and the subsequent overshadowing by the cherubim.
The words — וַיָּבִיאוּ (va-yavi'u) means "and they brought," emphasizing the priests' movement of the vessel, while מְקוֹמוֹ (meqomo) translates to "its place," marking the specific destination.
The thread — The procession mirrors the account in 1 Kings 8:6 and fulfills the structural details of the mercy seat in Exodus 37:6 and the inner sanctuary cherubim in 1 Kings 6:23.
Why it lands — The text records the physical placement of the ark beneath the cherubim's wings in the Most Holy Place, requiring the reader to recognize the completed arrangement of the sanctuary before drawing any theological conclusions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- Exodus 37:6 He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
- 1 Kings 6:23 In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood.
- 1 Kings 8:6 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.
- Psalms 132:8 Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
- Hebrews 9:4 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.
- 2 Chronicles 4:20 the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;