2 Chronicles 5:7

And the priests took the ark of the Lord's agreement and put it in its place, in the inner room of the house, in the most holy place, under the wings of the winged ones.

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In The 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:

In Context

6And King Solomon and all the men of Israel who had come together there with him, were before the ark, making offerings of sheep and oxen more than might be numbered.

8For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.

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Cross References

1 Kings 6:23In the inmost room he made two winged beings of olive-wood, ten cubits high;

2 Chronicles 4:20And the supports for the lights with their lights, to be burning in the regular way in front of the inmost room, of the best gold;

Psalms 132:8Come back, O Lord, to your resting-place; you and the ark of your strength.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 5:2-11

The Ark Placed in the Temple. ( b. c. 1004.) 1 Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. 2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of… Read the whole commentary →

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