¹⁷ When the cherubim stood still,^(A) the wheels stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

¹⁸ Then the glory of the Lord moved away from the threshold of the temple^(B) and stood above the cherubim.^{(C) 19} The cherubim lifted their wings and ascended from the earth right before my eyes;^(D) the wheels were beside them as they went. The glory of the God of Israel was above them, and it stood at the entrance to the eastern gate of the Lord’s house.