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Selected Verse: 2 Chronicles 5:9 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ch 5:9 |
King James |
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. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| there it is unto this day--that is, at the time when this history was composed; for after the Babylonish captivity there is no trace of either ark or staves. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
From the ark - Or, according to a different reading here and according to Kg1 8:8, some read, "the ends of the staves were seen from the Holy place."
There it is unto this day - This should be corrected as in the margin. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| To this day - When this history was first written; not when it was reviewed by Ezra: for after the return from Babylon, neither staves nor ark were any more seen. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| They drew out the staves - As the ark was no longer to be carried about, these were unnecessary. |
8 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.