1 Kings 8:5-7

Expanded Bible

⁵ King Solomon and all the ·Israelites [congregation/community/assembly of Israel] gathered before the Ark and sacrificed so many sheep and ·cattle [oxen] no one could count or number them all. ⁶ Then the priests ·put [brought; carried] the Ark of the ·Agreement [Treaty; Covenant; Ex. 25:10] with the Lord ·in [to] its place inside the inner ·room [^Lsanctuary] in the ·Temple [^Lhouse], the ·Most Holy Place [^THoly of Holies], under the wings of the ·golden creatures [cherubim; 6:23]. ⁷ The wings of ·these creatures [the cherubim] were spread out over the place ·for [of] the Ark, ·covering [forming a canopy over] it and its carrying poles.