Bible Verses About Cherubim: 12

"And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends. The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover. Place the cover on top of the ark and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law that I will give you. There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites."

— Exodus 25:18-22 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about cherubim want Scripture on the keruvim — winged guardians over the ark and the throne — not only the ark of the covenant chest inventory alone, the holy of holies room alone, or seraphim alone (Isaiah 6 stays off this page). This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about ark of the covenant, Bible verses about holy of holies, Bible verses about tabernacle, Bible verses about shekinah, Bible verses about holiness, Bible verses about worship, Bible verses about covenant, Bible verses about God's presence, Bible verses about living God, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about Christ, Bible verses about the tent of meeting, Bible verses about the altar of incense, and Bible verse of the day. Cherubim here means the winged figures over the cover and throne — distinct from ark-chest speech and Isaiah 6 seraphim alone. For the six-winged throne attendants of Isaiah 6, see seraphim.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, כְּרוּבִים keruvim (Strong's H3742; Bible Hub H3742) — cherubim (plural of keruv); winged heavenly beings. In Exodus 25 two cherubim of hammered gold overshadow the atonement cover, face each other, and mark the place where the Lord meets with Moses. This list tracks that cherubim inventory — not the ark-chest twelve alone, and not the seraphim of Isaiah 6 (those stay off this page).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 25 presses the cherubim over the mercy seat as the place of meeting and glory (Bible Hub MHC Exodus 25; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Exodus 25). (Ark-chest, tent-of-meeting, and incense-altar pages live elsewhere; this list centers the cherubim.)

12 Bible verses about cherubim

1. Exodus 25:18-22. "And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends. The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover. Place the cover on top of the ark and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law that I will give you. There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites." The classic cherubim — wings overshadowing; meeting between them. See Bible verses about ark of the covenant.

2. Exodus 37:7-9. "Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. He made them of one piece with the cover, at the two ends. One cherub was at one end and the second cherub at the other. The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover." Bezalel makes the cherubim over the cover. See Bible verses about tabernacle.

3. Genesis 3:24. "After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life." Cherubim guard the way to the tree of life. See Bible verses about holiness.

4. 1 Kings 6:23-28. "For the inner sanctuary he made a pair of cherubim out of olive wood, each ten cubits high. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing five cubits—ten cubits from wing tip to wing tip. The second cherub also measured ten cubits, for the two cherubim were identical in size and shape. The height of each cherub was ten cubits. He placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple, with their wings spread out. The wing of one cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the other touched the other wall, and their wings touched each other in the middle of the room. He overlaid the cherubim with gold." Temple cherubim — ten cubits; gold overlay. See Bible verses about holy of holies.

5. 1 Kings 8:6-7. "The priests then brought the ark of the Lord's covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim. The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its carrying poles." Ark beneath the wings of the cherubim. See Bible verses about covenant.

6. 2 Samuel 6:2. "He and all his men went to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, the name of the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark." The Lord Almighty enthroned between the cherubim. See Bible verses about living God.

7. Psalm 80:1. "Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth" Enthroned between the cherubim — shine forth. See Bible verses about worship.

8. Psalm 99:1. "The Lord reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake." Enthroned between the cherubim — the earth shakes. See Bible verses about God's presence.

9. Ezekiel 10:18-19. "Then the glory of the Lord departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim. While I watched, the cherubim spread their wings and rose from the ground, and as they went, the wheels went with them. They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the Lord's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them." Glory above the cherubim — departure vision. See Bible verses about shekinah.

10. Hebrews 9:5. "Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now." Cherubim of the Glory — overshadowing the cover. See Bible verses about Christ.

11. 1 Chronicles 28:18. "and the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense. He also gave him the plan of the chariot of the cherubim that spread their wings and overshadow the ark of the covenant of the Lord." Plan of the chariot of the cherubim — overshadow the ark. See Bible verses about faith.

12. Ezekiel 1:10. "Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle." Four faces of the living creatures — cherub vision. See Bible verses about hope.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need cherubim — not twelve as a grind. If you need the classic gold cherubim over the cover, start at Exodus 25:18–22. If you need the Lord enthroned between the cherubim, open Psalm 80:1 or Psalm 99:1. If you need the cherubim of the Glory in Hebrews, open Hebrews 9:5. For the ark chest itself, open Bible verses about ark of the covenant. For the tent of meeting, open Bible verses about the tent of meeting. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about cherubim?

Exodus 25:18–22 is the clear starting place; Psalm 99:1 and Hebrews 9:5 press enthroned-between and the cherubim of the Glory.

How do Bible verses about cherubim differ from ark of the covenant alone?

Ark pages gather the chest / covenant-law inventory. This list centers the keruvim over the cover and the throne between them.

What Hebrew word sits under cherubim?

Keruvim (H3742) — cherubim; winged guardians over the ark and throne.

Why isn't Isaiah 6 on this page?

Isaiah 6 is the seraphim inventory; that stays off this page so cherubim and seraphim lists stay distinct.

How are cherubim different from the tent of meeting alone?

Tent-of-meeting pages gather the ohel mo'ed meeting-place. This list centers the winged figures over the cover where the Lord meets.