1 Kings 8:7

8:7 The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles. ¹ 

1 Kings 8:21

8:21 and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the Lord made with our ancestors ²  when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

1 Kings 10:19

10:19 There were six steps leading up to the throne, and the back of it was rounded on top. The throne had two armrests with a statue of a lion standing on each side. ³ 

1 Kings 8:30

8:30 Respond to the request of your servant and your people Israel for this place. ⁴  Hear from inside your heavenly dwelling place ⁵  and respond favorably. ⁶ 

[8:7]  ¹ sn And its poles. These poles were used to carry the ark. See Exod 25:13-15.

[8:21]  ² tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 34, 40, 48, 53, 57, 58).

[10:19]  ³ tn Heb “[There were] armrests on each side of the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.”

[8:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “listen to the request of your servant and your people Israel which they are praying concerning this place.”

[8:30]  ⁵ tn Heb “and you, hear inside your dwelling place, inside heaven.” The precise nuance of the preposition אֶל (’el), used here with the verb “hear,” is unclear. One expects the preposition “from,” which appears in the parallel text in 2 Chr 6:21. The nuance “inside; among” is attested for אֶל (see Gen 23:19; 1 Sam 10:22; Jer 4:3), but in each case a verb of motion is employed with the preposition, unlike 1 Kgs 8:30. The translation above (“from inside”) is based on the demands of the immediate context rather than attested usage elsewhere.

[8:30]  ⁶ tn Heb “hear and forgive.”