1 Kings 6:27

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 6:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
1 Kings 6:27 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he set the cherubim within the inner house, etc.] The holy of holies: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims; the carvers that framed them, they wrought them in that form; or impersonally, the wings of the cherubim were stretched out; this was the position of them, they overshadowed and covered the mercy seat and ark, and even the other two cherubim that were at the ends of the mercy seat: so that the wing of the one touched the one wall; the southern wall: and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; the northern wall; they reached from wall to wall, even the whole breadth of the house, which was twenty cubits, as their wings thus spread were, (<110624>1 Kings…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims: or, the cherubims stretched forth their wings, Exo 25:20, Exo 37:9; Ch2 3:11, Ch2 5:8 3 Kings (1 Kings) 6:29”
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