²⁷ He placed the cherubim^(A) inside the innermost room of the temple, with their wings spread out. The wing of one cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the other touched the other wall, and their wings touched each other in the middle of the room.

⁹ The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing^(A) the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.^(B)

²⁰ The cherubim^(A) are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing^(B) the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.

⁸ The cherubim^(A) spread their wings over the place of the ark and covered the ark and its carrying poles.

⁷ The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed^(A) the ark and its carrying poles.

¹¹ The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits^[a] long and touched the temple wall, while its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub.