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2 Chronicles 5:8

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 5:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
2 Chronicles 5:8 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5and they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; these did the priests the Levites bring up.
6And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
7And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
8For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
9And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without: and there it is unto this day.
10There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put [there] at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
11And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, (for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, and did not keep their courses;
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the staves: Exo 25:12-15, Exo 37:3-5; Num 4:6 2 Chronicles 5:9”
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