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1 Kings 8:6 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 8 · verse 6
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.1 Kings 8:6 · King James Version
1 Kings 8:6 in context
4And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.
5And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
6And 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.
7For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
8And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- cherubimskᵉrûwba cherub or imaginary figureH3742 →
- covenantbᵉrîytha compactH1285 →
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- oracledᵉbîyrthe shrine or innermost part of the sanctuaryH1687 →
- placemâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
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The temple, though richly beautified, yet while it was without the ark was like a body without a soul, or a candlestick without a candle, or (to speak more properly) a house without an inhabitant. All the cost and pains bestowed on this stately structure are lost if God do not accept them;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11