1 Kings 8:6
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place,.... Destined for it, the like to which it had in the tabernacle:
into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place;…
The temple, though richly beautified, yet while it was without the ark was like a body without a soul, or a candlestick without a candle, or (to speak more properly) a house without an inhabitant. All…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
even under the wings of the cherubims The outspread wings of the cherubim extended across the whole width of the oracle (1Ki 6:27) and their wings touched one another in the middle of the house.…
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