Verse 27

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 The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid.
• Exod 37:9 : 9 The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid.
• 2 Chr 5:8 : 8 The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.
• 1 Kgs 8:7 : 7 The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.
• 2 Chr 3:11 : 11 The combined wing span of the cherubim was 30 feet. One of the first cherub’s wings was seven and one-half feet long and touched one wall of the temple; its other wing was also seven and one-half feet long and touched one of the second cherub’s wings.