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15-17 These were the same creatures I had seen near the Chebar River. They controlled when and where the wheels moved—the wheels went wherever the creatures went and stopped whenever they stopped. Even when the creatures flew in the air, the wheels stayed beside them.

18 Then I watched the brightness of the Lord's glory move from the entrance of the temple and stop above the winged creatures. 19 They spread their wings and flew into the air with the wheels at their side. They stopped at the east gate of the temple, and the Lord's glory was above them.

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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) 19 While I watched, the cherubim spread their wings and rose from the ground, and as they went, the wheels went with them.(D) They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory(E) of the God of Israel was above them.

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