1 Raja-raja 8:5-7

8:5 Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered. ¹ 

8:6 The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its assigned ²  place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs. 8:7 The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles. ³ 

[8:5]  ¹ tn Heb “And King Solomon and all the assembly of Israel, those who had been gathered to him, [were] before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle which could not be counted or numbered because of the abundance.”

[8:6]  ² tn The word “assigned” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[8:7]  ³ sn And its poles. These poles were used to carry the ark. See Exod 25:13-15.