# 1 Kings 6:27

> And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched.

— 1 Kings 6:27, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. 966 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: 1 Kings 6:1 dates the founding of the Temple by the four hundred and eightieth year after the Exodus and by the fourth year of Solomon.

## Who ruled

- **Solomon**, king of Israel, 970-931 BC · Source: 1 Kings 11:42; the annals of Tyre cited by Josephus in Against Apion I

## See also

- Exodus 25:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/25/20
- Exodus 37:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/37/9
- 2 Chronicles 5:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/5/8
- 1 Kings 8:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/8/7

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/6/27
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/6
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).