1 Kings 8:8

1 Kings 8:8 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are still there today.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The poles extended so that the ends of the poles 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place, which is in front of the Most Holy Place, but not from the outside. They are still there to this day.

Context of 1 Kings 8:8

6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims. 7For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 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. 9There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,

1 Kings 8:8 word by word

וַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ֮ הַבַּדִּים֒ וַיֵּרָאוּ֩ רָאשֵׁ֨י הַבַּדִּ֤ים מִן־הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַדְּבִ֔יר וְלֹ֥א יֵרָא֖וּ הַח֑וּצָה וַיִּ֣הְיוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And they drew outאָרַךְ'ârak · to prolongH748
• the stavesבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• that the endsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• were seen outרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• in the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Holy PlaceH6944
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the oracleדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• and there they are unto this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:8

• Exodus 25:14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
• Exodus 37:4And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
• Exodus 40:20And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
• 2 Chronicles 5:9And 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.
• Joshua 4:9And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
• Matthew 28:15So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8And there they are unto this day - This proves that the book was written before the destruction of the first temple, but how long before we cannot tell.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8It was forbidden to withdraw the staves wholly from the rings (margin reference); but they appear to have been now drawn forward in such a way that their ends or heads could be seen from the holy place, or great chamber of the temple, though without their being visible from the porch or vestibule. Either the doorway into the holy of holies was not exactly opposite the ark, but a little on one side; or, though that doorway was in the middle, opposite the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8According to the law (Exodus 25:15), the carrying poles had to stay with the ark.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. they drew out the staves--a little way, so as to project (see on Ex 25:15; Nu 4:6); and they were left in that position. The object was, that these projecting staves might serve as a guide to the high priest, in conducting him to that place where, once a year, he went to officiate before the ark; otherwise he might miss his way in the dark, the ark being wholly overshadowed by the wings of the cherubim.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 8:8

• Ark
• Church
• Temple
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Holy place
• Ark
• Contain
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Solomon
• Stand

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings