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They are still there to this day. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/5.htm">King James Bible</a> And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/5.htm">New King James Version</a> The poles extended so that the ends of the poles of the ark could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark could be seen in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen outside; and they are there to this day. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> The poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark could be seen in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen outside; and they are there to this day. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark could be seen in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen outside; and they are there to this day. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But the poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark could be seen before the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen outside; and they are there to this day. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark were visible from the front of the Holy of Holies (inner sanctuary), but were not visible from the outside. They are there to this day. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen from outside; they are still there today. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen from outside; they are there to this very day. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without: and there it is unto this day. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The poles were so long that they could be seen from just outside the most holy place, but not from anywhere else. And they stayed there from then on. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without: and there it is, unto this day. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The poles were so long that their ends could be seen in the holy place by anyone standing in front of the inner room, but they couldn't be seen outside. (They are still there today.) <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> The ends of the poles could be seen by anyone standing directly in front of the Most Holy Place, but from nowhere else. (The poles are still there today.) <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> but the poles were long enough for their ends to extend to the front of the inner sanctuary, even though they could not be seen from outside. They remain there to this day. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/5.htm">NET Bible</a> The poles were so long their ends extending out from the ark were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. They have remained there to this very day. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place before the inner sanctuary; but they were not seen outside. And they are there to this day. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they drew out the staffs of the ark, that the ends of the staffs were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is to this day. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/5.htm">World English Bible</a> The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the ark in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen outside; and it is there to this day. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and they lengthen the poles, and the heads of the poles are seen out of the Ark on the front of the oracle, and they are not seen outside; and it is there to this day. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and they lengthen the staves, and the heads of the staves are seen out of the ark on the front of the oracle, and they are not seen without; and it is there unto this day. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will extend the bars, and the heads of the bars will be seen from the ark upon the face of the oracle; and they will not be seen without And it will be there even to this day.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now the ends of the staves wherewith the ark was carried, because they were some thing longer, were seen before the oracle: but if a man were a little outward, he could not see them. So the ark has been there unto this day. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But concerning the bars by which the ark was carried, because they were a little longer, the ends were able to be seen before the oracle. Yet truly, if anyone were a little ways toward the exterior, he would not be able to see them. And so the ark has been in that place, even to the present day. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/5.htm">New American Bible</a> The poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary. (They cannot be seen from outside, but they remain there to this day.) <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside; they are there to this day.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from underneath the ark within the house, but they were not seen from the outside. And there they remain to this day. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And its poles were long and they were seen outside, and they have been there until today.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the Sanctuary; but they could not be seen without; and there they are unto this day. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the staves projected, and the heads of the staves were seen from the holy place in front of the oracle, they were not seen without: and there they were to this day. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=911" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/5.htm">The Ark Enters the Temple</a> …8For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. 9<a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: hab·bad·dîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Separation, a part. ">The poles</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/727.htm" title="727: hā·’ā·rō·wn (Art:: N-cs) -- A chest, ark. Or laron; from 'arah; a box.">the ark</a> <a href="/hebrew/748.htm" title="748: way·ya·’ă·rî·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be long. A primitive root; to be long.">extended far enough</a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: hab·bad·dîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Separation, a part. ">that their</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šê (N-mpc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">ends</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yê·rā·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">were visible</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in front</a> <a href="/hebrew/1687.htm" title="1687: had·də·ḇîr (Art:: N-ms) -- Or dbir; from dabar; the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary.">of the inner sanctuary,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yê·rā·’ū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: ha·ḥū·ṣāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">from outside the Holy Place;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and they are</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> 10There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">1 Kings 8:8</a> The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day. <a href="/exodus/25-15.htm">Exodus 25:15</a> The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed. <a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a> containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. <a href="/exodus/37-5.htm">Exodus 37:5</a> He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it. <a href="/numbers/4-6.htm">Numbers 4:6</a> They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles. <a href="/1_samuel/6-19.htm">1 Samuel 6:19</a> But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter. <a href="/1_samuel/6-15.htm">1 Samuel 6:15</a> And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold objects, and they placed them on the large rock. That day the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD. <a href="/1_samuel/6-14.htm">1 Samuel 6:14</a> The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there near a large rock. The people chopped up the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD. <a href="/1_samuel/6-13.htm">1 Samuel 6:13</a> Now the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyed at the sight. <a href="/1_samuel/6-12.htm">1 Samuel 6:12</a> And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh. <a href="/1_samuel/6-11.htm">1 Samuel 6:11</a> Then they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors. <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">1 Samuel 6:10</a> So the men did as instructed. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up their calves. <a href="/1_samuel/6-9.htm">1 Samuel 6:9</a> but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.” <a href="/1_samuel/6-8.htm">1 Samuel 6:8</a> Take the ark of the LORD, set it on the cart, and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending back to Him as a guilt offering. Then send the ark on its way, <a href="/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7</a> Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is to this day.the ends<a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">1 Kings 8:8,9</a> And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day… there it is, or, they are there: as<a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">1 Kings 8:8</a> And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.<a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">1 Kings 8:8</a> And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-5.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Ends</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-16.htm">Extending</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">Front</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Lengthen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-29.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Poles</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">Room</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Staffs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Staves</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">Today</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/5-10.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-3.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/job/28-24.htm">Ends</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Extending</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-12.htm">Front</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-24.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-12.htm">Lengthen</a> <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-8.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Poles</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Rods</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-10.htm">Room</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-11.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-14.htm">Staffs</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-14.htm">Staves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-15.htm">Today</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 5</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/5-1.htm">The dedicated treasures</a> 2. <a href="/2_chronicles/5-2.htm">The solemn induction of the ark into the oracle</a> 11. <a href="/2_chronicles/5-11.htm">God being praised, gives a visible sign of his favor</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The poles of the ark extended far enough The poles were used to carry the Ark of the Covenant, as prescribed in <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Exodus 25:13-15</a>. This ensured that the Ark, representing God's presence, was handled with reverence and according to divine instruction. The poles being extended signifies the Ark's readiness for movement, symbolizing God's guidance and presence with His people.that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, The inner sanctuary, or the Holy of Holies, was the most sacred part of the temple where the Ark was placed. The visibility of the poles from the front of the inner sanctuary indicates the Ark's centrality in worship and the accessibility of God's presence to the priests who ministered in the temple. This visibility underscores the connection between the divine and the earthly realm.but not from outside the Holy Place; The Holy Place was the area just outside the Holy of Holies, accessible only to the priests. The fact that the poles were not visible from outside the Holy Place emphasizes the separation between the sacred and the common, highlighting the holiness of God and the need for sanctification to approach Him. This separation is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, pointing to the need for a mediator, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.and they are there to this day. This phrase suggests the enduring presence and stability of the Ark's placement at the time of the chronicler's writing. It reflects the historical continuity of Israel's worship practices and the lasting significance of the temple as the center of religious life. The phrase also serves as a testament to the faithfulness of God in preserving His covenant with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who built the temple in Jerusalem, fulfilling his father David's vision. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_the_covenant.htm">The Ark of the Covenant</a> A sacred chest that held the tablets of the Law, representing God's covenant with Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_place.htm">The Holy Place</a> The outer chamber of the temple where priests performed daily rituals. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_inner_sanctuary.htm">The Inner Sanctuary (Holy of Holies)</a> The most sacred part of the temple, where the Ark was placed, symbolizing God's throne on earth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Significance of God's Presence</a> The visibility of the poles from the Holy Place signifies the accessibility and nearness of God's presence to His people. In our lives, we should seek to cultivate an awareness of God's presence in our daily activities. <a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_the_sacred.htm">Reverence for the Sacred</a> The careful placement and handling of the Ark remind us of the importance of reverence in worship. We should approach God with respect and honor, recognizing His holiness. <a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_god's_promises.htm">Continuity of God's Promises</a> The phrase "and they are there to this day" underscores the enduring nature of God's promises. We can trust in God's faithfulness and His unchanging nature throughout generations. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_poles.htm">Symbolism of the Poles</a> The poles, though unseen from outside, were essential for carrying the Ark, symbolizing the hidden yet vital aspects of faith. We should value the unseen work of God in our lives and the lives of others. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priesthood.htm">The Role of the Priesthood</a> The priests' role in the temple rituals points to the importance of spiritual leadership and intercession. We are called to be a "royal priesthood," interceding for others and leading by example.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 5</a> <a href="/q/ark_to_jerusalem__before_or_after_philistines.htm">When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? After (2 Samuel 5 and 6) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)</a> <a href="/q/why_does_2_chron_5_10_differ_from_heb_9_4.htm">2 Chronicles 5:10 - Why does this verse say only the tablets were in the Ark when Hebrews 9:4 mentions additional items, creating a seeming contradiction?</a> <a href="/q/israel's_fighting_men_count.htm">How many fighting men were in Israel? (2 Samuel 24:9 vs. 1 Chronicles 21:5)</a> <a href="/q/how_many_fighting_men_in_israel.htm">In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel? Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9) One million, one hundred thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) And they drew out . . . were seen.--Rather, And the staves were so long that the tips of the staves were seen. &c.From the ark.--<a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm" title="And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are to this day.">1Kings 8:8</a>, "from the Holy Place." So the LXX. and four Hebrew MSS. The priests in the great hall could see the tips of the staves projecting within the Holy of Holies; but persons outside ("without") of the great hall could not see them.And there it is unto this day.--And it (the ark) remained there unto this day. So Vulg., "fuit itaque arca ibi." LXX., Syr., Targ., Arab., They--i.e., the poles were there; and so some Heb. MSS., and <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm" title="And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are to this day.">1Kings 8:8</a>. This is no doubt right. A letter has fallen out of the Hebrew text. That the chronicler has preserved this remark without modification to suit altered circumstances, and indeed that the compiler of Kings did the same long before him, is a striking instance of the way in which Oriental historiographers are content to borrow with literal exactitude from the works of predecessors, even in cases where such borrowing appears to the modern mind infelicitous.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - They drew out; i.e. the staves projected. A similar intransitive occurs in <a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>. Were seen from the ark. The words, "from the ark," are here probably by misposition, and should follow the words, the staves projected; while the parallel tells us what should be in their place here, namely, "from the holy place" (<a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">1 Kings 8:8</a>). The confusion and omission will merely lie with some copyists, for five manuscripts show the words "from the holy place." There it is unto this day. The parallel (<a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">1 Kings 8:8</a>)reads, "there they are unto this day," i.e. the staves. In either case, whether the ark or the staves were spoken of, the memorandum is exceedingly interesting and noteworthy, as a patent bare copy of an old record dating before the destruction of the temple, on the part of whether the writer of Kings or Chronicles. Plainly the historian touches ground, and shows us that we do also; for it is evident that, far from cunningly devised fable, he has before him in either case an original document. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The poles הַבַּדִּים֒ (hab·bad·dîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of were so long וַֽיַּאֲרִיכוּ֮ (way·ya·’ă·rî·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_748.htm">Strong's 748: </a> To be, long that their הַבַּדִּ֤ים (hab·bad·dîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of ends רָאשֵׁ֨י (rā·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head could be seen וַיֵּרָאוּ֩ (way·yê·rā·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the Holy Place הָאָרוֹן֙ (hā·’ā·rō·wn) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_727.htm">Strong's 727: </a> A chest, ark in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against front פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face of the inner sanctuary, הַדְּבִ֔יר (had·də·ḇîr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1687.htm">Strong's 1687: </a> Perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple) but not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no from outside [the Holy Place]; הַח֑וּצָה (ha·ḥū·ṣāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors and they are וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be there שָׁ֔ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither to עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that day. הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">2 Chronicles 5:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">2 Chronicles 5:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">2 Chronicles 5:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">2 Chronicles 5:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">2 Chronicles 5:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">2 Chronicles 5:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">2 Chronicles 5:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">2 Chronicles 5:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">2 Chronicles 5:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">2 Chronicles 5:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 5:9 The poles were so long that (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 5:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 5:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 5:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 5:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>