1 Kings 8:7

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1 Kings 8:7 (WEB)
For the cherubim spread their wings out over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.

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Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures Lecture 3
“I do not mean the invisible beings;—away with such a thought, O man,—but the sculptured images, and the mercy-seat, in the midst of which God spake with His voice.” — editor's note: R.C. “But those which had been constructed in the Temple, which were over the mercy-seat of the Ark.” Besides the two Cherubim of solid gold which Moses placed…
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2 Chronicles 5:8
1 Kings 8:7 and 2 Chronicles 5:8 share the same wording (20 words).

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Verse2 Chronicles 5:8

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