And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Wings. These covered the smaller cherubim, upon the ark. (Haydock) (Chap. vi. 23, 27.)
They formed a sort of throne, with their wings extended, from one side of the building to the other, (Calmet) twenty cubits long. (Haydock)