1 Kings 8:8

1 Kings 8:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• 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.

Context of 1 Kings 8:8

6Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim. 7For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles from above. But the poles were so long that the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place before the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen outside; they are there to this day. 9There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10It happened that when the priests came from the holy place, 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

• the polesבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• were so longאָרַךְ'ârak · to prolongH748
• that the endsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• could be seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• from the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Holy PlaceH6944
• place beforeעַל‛al · uponH5921
• place beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the innerדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• outsideחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• they are thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• to thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:8

• Exodus 25:14You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them.
• Exodus 37:4He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
• Exodus 40:20Then he took the testimony and put it into the ark, and attached the poles to the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.
• 2 Chronicles 5:9The 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.
• Joshua 4:9Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan at the place where the feet of the priests who carried the ark of the covenant were standing, and they are there to this day.
• Matthew 28:15And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to 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