1 Kings 6:27

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
set	וַיִּתֵּ֨ן vai.yi.Ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
cherubims	הַכְּרוּבִ֜ים ha.ke.ru.Vim	H3742	a cherub or imaginary figure · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
within	בְּת֣וֹךְ be.Tokh	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
inner	הַפְּנִימִ֗י ha.pe.ni.Mi	H6442	interior · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
house	הַבַּ֣יִת ha.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
forth	וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮ vai.yif.re.Su	H6566	to break apart · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
wings	כַּנְפֵ֣י kan.Fei	H3671	an edge or extremity · noun, common feminine dual construct
cherubims	הַכְּרֻבִים֒ ha.ke.ru.Vim	H3742	a cherub or imaginary figure · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
wing	כְּנַף ke.naf-	H3671	an edge or extremity · noun, common feminine singular construct
one	הָֽאֶחָד֙ ha.'e.Chad	H259	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
touched	וַתִּגַּ֤ע va.ti.Ga'	H5060	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
wall	בַּקִּ֔יר ba.Kir	H7023	a wall (as built in a trench) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
wing	וּכְנַף֙ u.khe.Naf	H3671	an edge or extremity · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
other	הַשֵּׁנִ֔י ha.she.Ni	H8145	properly · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
cherub	הַכְּר֣וּב ha.ke.Ruv	H3742	a cherub or imaginary figure · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
touched	נֹגַ֖עַת no.Ga.'at	H5060	properly · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular absolute
other	הַשֵּׁנִ֑י ha.she.Ni	H8145	properly · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
wall	בַּקִּ֣יר ba.Kir	H7023	a wall (as built in a trench) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
wings	וְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ ve.khan.fei.Hem	H3671	an edge or extremity · conjunction + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
touched	נֹגְעֹ֖ת no.ge.'Ot	H5060	properly · verb, qal active participle, feminine plural absolute
one	כָּנָ֥ף ka.Naf	H3671	an edge or extremity · noun, common feminine singular absolute
another	כָּנָֽף ka.Naf	H3671	an edge or extremity · noun, common feminine singular absolute
midst	תּ֣וֹךְ Tokh	H8432	a bisection · noun, common masculine singular construct
house	הַבַּ֔יִת ha.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Exodus 25:20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to anoth…
Exodus 37:9 And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to…
2 Chronicles 5:8 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
1 Kings 8:7 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.
2 Chronicles 3:11 And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:15–end

Here, I. We have a particular account of the details of the building. 1. The wainscot of the temple. It was of cedar (Kg1 6:15), which was strong and durable, and of a very sweet smell. The wainscot was curiously carved with knops (like eggs or apples) and flowers, no doubt as the fashion then was, Kg1 6:18. 2. The gilding. It was not like ours, washed over, but the whole house, all the inside of the temple (Kg1 6:22), even the floor (Kg1 6:30), he overlaid with gold, and the most holy place with pure gold, Kg1 6:21. Solomon would spare no expense necessary to make it every way sumptuous. Gold was under foot there, as it should be in all the living temples: the abundance of it lessened its w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 6:15

THE CEILING AND ADORNING OF IT. (Kg1 6:15-22) he built the walls of the house within--The walls were wainscotted with cedar-wood; the floor, paved with cypress planks; the interior was divided (by a partition consisting of folding doors, which were opened and shut with golden chains) into two apartments--the back or inner room, that is, the most holy place, was twenty cubits long and broad; the front, or outer room, that is, the holy place, was forty cubits. The cedar-wood was beautifully embellished with figures in relievo, representing clusters of foliage, open flowers, cherubims, and palm trees. The whole interior was overlaid with gold, so that neither wood nor stone was seen; nothing m…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 6:26

The height of the one cherub was ten cubits - Concerning the cherubs, their form, etc., see my note on Exo 25:18 (note). The height of each cherub was about eighteen feet and three inches.

John Gill on 1 Kings 6:27

And he set the cherubim within the inner house,.... The holy of holies: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims; the carvers that framed them, they wrought them in that form; or impersonally, the wings of the cherubim were stretched out; this was the position of them, they overshadowed and covered the mercy seat and ark, and even the other two cherubim that were at the ends of the mercy seat: so that the wing of the one touched the one wall; the southern wall: and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; the northern wall; they reached from wall to wall, even the whole breadth of the house, which was twenty cubits, as their wings thus spread were, 1 Kings 6:24; an…

The Church Fathers

From what has been said already it is clear why the cherubim, whose abode is always in heaven, were placed in the middle of the interior of the temple. The cherubim, moreover, stretch out their wings as if to fly because angelic spirits always have their mind in readiness to comply with the divine will. But the fact that one cherub's wing was touching one wall and the second cherub's wing the other wall has to do with that ministry of love that the angels perform for us. The fact that the other wings in the middle of the temple touched each other expresses that grace of love with which they embrace each other.
— Bede, Of the Temple of Solomon 1.13.4

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Dictionary and topics

Cherub, Cherubim — The symbolical figure so called was a composite creature-form which finds a parallel in the religious insignia of Assyria, Egypt and Persia, e.g. the sphinx, the winged bulls and lions of Nineveh,…
Temple, Solomon’s — Before his death David had “with all his might” provided materials in great abundance for the building of the temple on the summit of Mount Moriah (1 Chr. 22:14; 29:4; 2 Chr. 3:1), on the east of the…
Cherubim · In the temple — In the temple
Holy Of Holies · Contained: Cherubim — Contained: Cherubim
Temple, The First · The oracle or most holy place: Two cherubims of gilded olive wood made within — The oracle or most holy place: Two cherubims of gilded olive wood made within

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 6:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 6:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 6:26

John Gill on 1 Kings 6:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 6:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 6:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 6:26

John Gill on 1 Kings 6:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 6:14-35

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 6:23-28

Rashi on 1 Kings 6:27