1 Kings 6:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he set the cherubim inside the inner house; and they stretched out the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched each other in the middle of the house.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    He placed the cherubim in the inner house, and their wings were spread out. One wing of each cherub touched one wall, and their other wings touched each other in the center of the house.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, 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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the Cherubins spred forth their wynges, so that the wynge of the one touched the one wall, and the other Cherubs wynge touched the other wall. But in the myddes of ye house the one wynge touched another.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he put the Cherubims within the inner house, and the Cherubims stretched out their wings, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other Cherub touched the other wall: and their other wings touched one another in the middes of the house.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he put the Cherubs within the inner house: And the Cherubs stretched out their winges, so that the one wing of the one touched the one wall, and the one wing of the other touched the other wall: And the other two winges of them touched one another in the middest of the house.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he setteth the cherubs in the midst of the inner house, and they spread out the wings of the cherubs, and a wing of the one cometh against the wall, and a wing of the second cherub is coming against the second wall, and their wings `are' unto the midst of the house, coming wing against wing;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    These were placed inside the inner house, their outstretched wings touching the walls of the house, one touching one wall and one the other, while their other wings were touching in the middle.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He put the cherubim in the inner sanctuary of the temple. Their wings were spread out. One of the first cherub’s wings touched one wall and one of the other cherub’s wings touched the opposite wall. The first cherub’s other wing touched the second cherub’s other wing in the middle of the room.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 25:20 : 20 And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look toward one another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
  • Exod 37:9 : 9 And the cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; facing the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.
  • 2 Chr 5:8 : 8 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.
  • 1 Kgs 8:7 : 7 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.
  • 2 Chr 3:11 : 11 And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 88%

    10And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

    11And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

    12And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was also five cubits, joining to the wing of the other cherub.

    13The wings of these cherubim spread out twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

    14And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and worked cherubim on it.

  • 87%

    23And inside the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

    24And five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the far end of one wing to the far end of the other were ten cubits.

    25And the other cherub was ten cubits; both cherubim were of the same measure and size.

    26The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub.

  • 84%

    28And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

    29And he carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, inside and outside.

    30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, inside and outside.

  • Exod 37:7-9
    3 verses
    82%

    7And he made two cherubim of gold, made of hammered work, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

    8One cherub on one end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.

    9And the cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; facing the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.

  • 81%

    18And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, at the two ends of the mercy seat.

    19Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; from the mercy seat you shall make the cherubim on its two ends.

    20And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look toward one another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

  • 1 Kgs 8:6-7
    2 verses
    79%

    6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.

    7For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.

  • 2 Chr 5:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7And the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.

    8For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.

  • 23And under the firmament were their wings straight, one toward the other: each one had two, which covered on this side, and each one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.

  • 7He also overlaid the house, the beams, the posts, the walls, and the doors, with gold; and engraved cherubim on the walls.

  • 3Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, as the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

  • 11Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of each were joined to one another, and two covered their bodies.

  • 5And the sound of the cherubim's wings was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.

  • 2Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

  • 75%

    17To that above the door, even to the inner house, and outside, and by all the wall all around inside and outside, by measure.

    18And it was made with cherubim and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;

  • 35And he carved on them cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and covered them with gold laid on the carved work.

  • Ezek 10:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took it, and put it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it and went out.

    8And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand under their wings.

  • 1 Kgs 6:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5And against the wall of the house he built chambers all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made chambers all around.

    6The lowest chamber was five cubits wide, the middle six cubits wide, and the third seven cubits wide; for he made narrowed rests all around outside of the house, so the beams would not be fastened into the walls of the house.

  • 22Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

  • Ezek 1:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings.

    9Their wings were joined to one another; they turned not when they went; they each went straight forward.

  • 36On the plates of its ledges and on its borders, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the open space on each, with wreaths all around.

  • 16And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them: and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to rise from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them.

  • 20From the ground up to above the door were cherubim and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.

  • 72%

    16And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with cedar boards; he even built it inside for the oracle, for the most holy place.

    17And the house, that is, the temple in front, was forty cubits long.

  • 72%

    18Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

    19And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and rose from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels were also beside them, and everyone stood at the entrance of the east gate of the LORD's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

  • 32The two doors were of olive wood, and he carved on them figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread the gold upon the cherubim and upon the palm trees.

  • 21Each one had four faces, and each one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

  • 6And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

  • 5After, he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the width of every side chamber, four cubits, all around the house on every side.

  • 19And the oracle he prepared in the house inside, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.