1 Kings 8:6-13 After this, the priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD to the place prepared for it, into the inner sanctuary of the Temple, under the wings of the cherubim in the Most Holy Place.

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁶ After this, the priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD to the place prepared for it, into the inner sanctuary of the Temple, under the wings of the cherubim in the Most Holy Place. ⁷ The wings of the cherubim spread over the resting place for the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles when viewed from above. ⁸ The poles extended so far that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from outside. They remain there to this day. ⁹ The ark was empty except for the two stone tablets that Moses had placed there at Horeb when the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelis after they had come out of the land of Egypt. ¹⁰ When the priests left the Holy Place after setting the ark in place, the cloud filled the LORD’s Temple ¹¹ so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, since the glory of the LORD filled the LORD’s Temple.
¹² Solomon’s Speech of Dedication
Then Solomon said, “The LORD has said that he lives shrouded in darkness. ¹³ Now I have been constructing a magnificent Temple dedicated to you that will serve as a place for you to inhabit forever.”