2 Chronicles 5:8

Modern

For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.

Traditional

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

Literal

And the cherubim were spreading out wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered over the ark and its poles from above.

Latin

…ita ut cherubim expanderent alas suas super locum in quo posita erat arca, et ipsam arcam tegerent cum vectibus suis.

Hebrew

English

For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.

The giant cherubim symbolized God's universal and eternal rule.

Theme notes and profiles

Exodus 37:3–5
And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
Numbers 4:6
They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.
Exodus 25:12–15
Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.