¹⁶ When the cherubim moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not leave their side. ¹⁷ When the cherubim stood still, they also stood still; and when the cherubim rose, they rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them.^(A)

¹⁸ Then the glory^(B) of the Lord departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.^(C)