Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Hebrews 9:5 in English Standard Version "Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail." Ex 25:18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat. Le 16:2 and the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat. 1Ki 8:6 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.