7 And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
8 One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
9 And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
The position of their wings though were a question. It's hard to describe in text with no picture. Some think the wings were arranged more like a seat and others think more like in the pictured arc.
That's explained in Exodus 37: 7-9
The position of their wings though were a question. It's hard to describe in text with no picture. Some think the wings were arranged more like a seat and others think more like in the pictured arc.