1 Chronicles 28:18
Good News Translation
and how much pure gold in making the altar on which incense was burned and in making the chariot for the winged creatures that spread their wings over the LORD's Covenant Box.

New Revised Standard Version
for the altar of incense made of refined gold, and its weight; also his plan for the golden chariot of the cherubim that spread their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

Contemporary English Version
the gold incense altar, and the gold statue of a chariot for the winged creatures which were on the lid of the sacred chest.

New American Bible
the refined gold, and its weight, to be used for the altar of incense; and, finally, gold to fashion the chariot: the cherubim spreading their wings and covering the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And for the altar of incense, he gave the purest gold: and to make the likeness of the chariot of the cherubims spreading their wings, and covering the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And for the altar of incense, he gave the purest gold: and to make the likeness of the chariot of the cherubims spreading their wings, and covering the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

the altar

Exodus 30:1-10 Thou shalt make also an altar to burn incense, of setim wood. . . .

1 Kings 7:48 And Solomon made all the vessels for the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, upon which the loaves of proposition should be set:

the chariot

Exodus 25:18-22 Thou shalt make also two cherubims of beaten gold, on the two sides of the oracle. . . .

1 Samuel 4:4 So the people sent to Silo, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, sitting upon the cherubims: and the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were with the ark of the covenant of God.

1 Kings 6:23-30 And he made in the oracle two cherubims of olive tree, of ten cubits in height. . . .

Psalm 18:10 And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew; he flew upon the wings of the winds.

Psalm 68:17 The chariot of God is attended by ten thousands; thousands of them that rejoice: the Lord is among them in Sina, in the holy place.

Psalm 80:1 Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, a testimony for Asaph, a psalm. [2] Give ear, O thou that rulest Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Thou that sittest upon the cherubims, shine forth

Psalm 99:1 A psalm for David himself. The Lord hath reigned, let the people be angry: he that sitteth on the cherubims: let the earth be moved.

Ezekiel 1:15-24 Now as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared upon the earth by the living creatures one wheel with four faces. . . .

Ezekiel 10:2 And he spoke to the man, that was clothed with linen, and said: Go in between the wheels that are under the cherubims and fill thy hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubims, and pour them out upon the city. And he went in, in my sight:

Hebrews 9:5 And over it were the cherubims of glory overshadowing the propitiatory: of which it is not needful to speak now particularly.

Context
The Plans for the Temple
17For fleshhooks also, and bowls, and censors of fine gold, and for little lions of gold, according to the measure he gave by weight, for every lion. In like manner also for lions of silver he set aside a different weight of silver. 18And for the altar of incense, he gave the purest gold: and to make the likeness of the chariot of the cherubims spreading their wings, and covering the ark of the covenant of the Lord.19All these things, said he, came to me written by the hand of the Lord that I might understand all the works of the pattern.…
Cross References
Exodus 25:18
Thou shalt make also two cherubims of beaten gold, on the two sides of the oracle.

Exodus 25:20
Let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings, and covering the oracle, and let them look one towards the other, their faces being turned towards the propitiatory wherewith the ark is to be covered.

Exodus 30:1
Thou shalt make also an altar to burn incense, of setim wood.

1 Chronicles 28:17
For fleshhooks also, and bowls, and censors of fine gold, and for little lions of gold, according to the measure he gave by weight, for every lion. In like manner also for lions of silver he set aside a different weight of silver.

1 Chronicles 28:17
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