7. For the cherubim spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark and covered the ark and the poles from above.
8. The poles were so long that the ends of the poles could be seen out in the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from outside, and they are there to this day.
9. There was nothing in the ark except for the two tablets of stone that Moses put there at Horeb when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel after they had come out of the land of Egypt.
10. And when the priests came out of the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
11. so that the priests could not continue to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.
12. Then Solomon spoke, saying, “The Lord said that He would dwell in the thick darkness.
13. I have surely built You a house to dwell in, a settled place for You to abide in forever.”
14. Then the king turned around and blessed all the congregation of Israel (and all the congregation of Israel stood),
15. and he said,“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has with His hand fulfilled His word, saying,