1 Kings 8:7
For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place in the oracle of the house, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim that spread forth over the place of the ark and covered the ark and its carrying poles above. This took place after Solomon finished building the temple, when he assembled the elders of Israel and the most influential men, who consecrated themselves to accompany the priests who bore the ark. All Israel came with great splendor for the dedication of the house of God, and many nations also came to witness it.
The ark was borne in solemn, reverential order with singing and music and great ceremony. King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen too many to tell or number. Solomon followed the example of his father David by sacrificing every six paces.
The temple was the most splendid earthly sanctuary, made like the heavenly according to the pattern shown to Moses on the mount and afterward presented by the Lord to David. The cherubim whose wings are described were the two large, stately angels that Solomon made to stand upon the floor at each end of the ark, in addition to the cherubim on the top of the ark. Those larger cherubim represent the heavenly angels who always and continually guard the law of God. At the dedication Solomon taught from this setting that God is not like the heathen gods who are confined to temples built for them, but that the God of Israel would meet the people by His Spirit whenever they should assemble in that house dedicated to His worship, to tear away the superstitions that clouded the heathen nations in regard to Jehovah.