He put the cherubs in the inner sanctuary of the temple. Their wings were spread out. One of the first cherub's wings touched one wall and one of the other cherub's wings touched the opposite wall. The first cherub's other wing touched the second cherub's other wing in the middle of the room.

Each of the first cherub's wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet.

The priests brought the ark of the Lord's covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs.

The cherubs' wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.