2 Chronicles 5:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and covered the ark and its carrying poles.

New Living Translation
The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles.

English Standard Version
The cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering above the ark and its poles.

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

New American Standard Bible
For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles.

NASB 1995
For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles.

NASB 1977
For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles.

Amplified Bible
for the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, making a covering above the ark and its carrying poles.

Christian Standard Bible
And the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark so that the cherubim formed a cover above the ark and its poles.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark so that the cherubim formed a cover above the ark and its poles.

Contemporary English Version
whose wings covered both the chest and the poles used for carrying it.

Good News Translation
Their outstretched wings covered the Box and the poles it was carried by.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The angels' outstretched wings were over the place where the ark [rested] so that the angels became a covering above the ark and its poles.

International Standard Version
The wings of the cherubim extended over where the ark and its carrying poles had been placed,

NET Bible
The cherubs' wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

New King James Version
For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

King James 2000 Bible
For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles.

New Heart English Bible
For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.

World English Bible
For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.

American King James Version
For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

American Standard Version
For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

A Faithful Version
For the cherubim spread out their wings over the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark above its staves.

Darby Bible Translation
and the cherubim stretched forth [their] wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.

English Revised Version
For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above:

Webster's Bible Translation
For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark, and the staffs of it above.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For ye Cherubims stretched out their wings ouer the place of the Arke, and the Cherubims couered the Arke and the barres thereof aboue.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
So that the Cherubs stretched out their wynges ouer the place of the arke, and the Cherubs couered both the arke and her barres aboue on hye.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
so that the Cherubins spred out their wynges ouer the place of the Arke: and the Cherubins couered the Arke and the staues therof from aboue.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the cherubim are spreading out wings over the place of the Ark, and the cherubim cover over the Ark, and over its poles, from above;

Young's Literal Translation
and the cherubs are spreading out wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubs cover over the ark, and over its staves, from above;

Smith's Literal Translation
And the cherubims will be spreading forth the wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims will cover over the ark, and over its bars from above.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So that the cherubims spread their wings over the place, in which the ark was set, and covered the ark itself and its staves.

Catholic Public Domain Version
so that the cherubim extended their wings over the place where the ark was positioned, and they covered the ark itself and its bars.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the Cherubim were extending over the place of the Ark and the Cherubim were covering over the Ark and over its poles from above.

Lamsa Bible
For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the poles thereof above.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the cherubs stretched out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubs covered the ark, and its staves above.
















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