The Meaning of 1 Kings 8:7 Explained

1 Kings 8:7

KJV: For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

YLT: for the cherubs are spreading forth two wings unto the place of the ark, and the cherubs cover over the ark, and over its staves from above;

Darby: for the cherubim stretched forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.

ASV: For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Kings 8:7?

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What is the context of 1 Kings 8:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For the cherubims spread forth [their] two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

What does 1 Kings 8:7 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 8:1-11 - The Temple Filled With Glory

When the Temple was finished it was dedicated in connection with the Feast of Tabernacles. All Israel in its most festive attire welcomed the Ark to its resting-place, with sacrifices and offerings that defied calculation. The budding rod and manna had gone from the Ark, because they belonged to a stage of experience which had passed away, just as we have to put away the things of our childhood; but the holy Law was there, 1 Kings 8:9, because, in our most ripened experience, we need to build and meditate on the eternal righteousness which is the foundation of God's throne. The staves of the Ark were drawn out, because this was God's resting-place forever. See Psalms 132:1-18.

How comforted Solomon was when he saw the glory cloud settle down, like a bird on its nest! It was the sign of the divine approval and acceptance, Exodus 40:34. May that Presence fill the throne-room of our nature, that there may be no part dark, Luke 11:36, but that soul, mind, and strength may be full of love and light.

1 Kings 8:1-66 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 8

¹ The feast of the temple
¹² Solomon's blessing
²² Solomon's prayer
⁵⁴ Solomon's blessing
⁶² His sacrifice of peace offerings

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 8:7 mean?

For the cherubim spread [their] two wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the cherubim upon the ark and its poles thereof above

כִּ֤י הַכְּרוּבִים֙ פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים כְּנָפַ֔יִם אֶל־ מְק֖וֹם הָֽאָר֑וֹן וַיָּסֹ֧כּוּ הַכְּרֻבִ֛ים עַל־ הָאָר֥וֹן וְעַל־ בַּדָּ֖יו מִלְמָֽעְלָה

הַכְּרוּבִים֙	the cherubim
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: כְּרוּב Sense: cherub, cherubim (pl).
פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים	spread
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: פָּרַשׂ Sense: to spread, spread out, stretch, break in pieces.
כְּנָפַ֔יִם	[their] two wings
Parse: Noun, fd Root: כָּנָף Sense: wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt.
אֶל־	over
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
מְק֖וֹם	the place
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מָקֹום Sense: standing place, place.
הָֽאָר֑וֹן	of the ark
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: אֲרֹון Sense: chest, ark.
וַיָּסֹ֧כּוּ	and overshadowed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: סוּךְ Sense: (Qal) to hedge, fence about, shut in.
הַכְּרֻבִ֛ים	the cherubim
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: כְּרוּב Sense: cherub, cherubim (pl).
עַל־	upon
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הָאָר֥וֹן	the ark
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: אֲרֹון Sense: chest, ark.
בַּדָּ֖יו	its poles
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: בַּד Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
מִלְמָֽעְלָה	thereof above
Parse: Preposition-m, Preposition-l, Adverb, third person feminine singular Root: מַעַל Sense: higher part, upper part adv.

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