2 Chronicles 5:9
in 2 Chronicles 5The 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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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This verse in 2 Chronicles 5
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
From the ark - Or, according to a different reading here and according to 1Ki 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.
This site's exposition
the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place
on 2 Chronicles 5:7-10
The priests carry the ark beneath the wings of the cherubim. The account matches 1 Kings 8:6-8 down to the poles seen from in front of the inner sanctuary. Verse 10 narrows the contents to “the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb,” the covenant document alone.
This site's exposition
there to this day
Wesley dates this day to the first writing of the history. Ezra reviewed that record after the return from Babylon, when neither poles nor ark were seen any longer. Barnes notes a reading, found also at 1 Kings 8:8, in which the pole ends showed from the Holy Place.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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.
The ark was a type of Christ, and, as such, a token of the presence of God. That gracious promise, Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world, does in effect bring the ark into our religious assemblies if we by faith and prayer put that promise in suit; and this we should be most solicitous and earnest for.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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.
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They drew out the staves - As the ark was no longer to be carried about, these were unnecessary.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיַּאֲרִיכוּ֮ | vaiyaarikhu | and they were long | H748 → | |
| הַבַּדִּים֒ | habadim | the poles | H905 → | 200 times |
| וַיֵּרָאוּ֩ | vaiyerau | and they were visible | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| רָאשֵׁ֨י | rashei | [the] heads of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הַבַּדִּ֤ים | habadim | the poles | H905 → | 200 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָאָרוֹן֙ | haaron | the ark | H727 → | 202 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פְּנֵ֣י | penei | [the] face of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הַדְּבִ֔יר | hadevir | the innermost room | H1687 → | 16 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יֵרָא֖וּ | yerau | they were visible | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| הַח֑וּצָה | hachutzah | the outside towards | H2351 → | 164 times |
| וַֽיְהִי־ | vayhi- | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| שָׁ֔ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| עַ֖ד | ʾad | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הַיּ֥וֹם | haiyom | the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
וַֽיַּאֲרִיכוּ֮and they were long
vaiyaarikhuH748 →
הַבַּדִּים֒the poles
habadimH905 →200 times
וַיֵּרָאוּ֩and they were visible
vaiyerauH7200 →1300 times
רָאשֵׁ֨י[the] heads of
rasheiH7218 →599 times
הַבַּדִּ֤יםthe poles
habadimH905 →200 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָאָרוֹן֙the ark
haaronH727 →202 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פְּנֵ֣י[the] face of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
הַדְּבִ֔ירthe innermost room
hadevirH1687 →16 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יֵרָא֖וּthey were visible
yerauH7200 →1300 times
הַח֑וּצָהthe outside towards
hachutzahH2351 →164 times
וַֽיְהִי־and it was
vayhi-H1961 →3559 times
שָׁ֔םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
עַ֖דuntil
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
הַיּ֥וֹםthe day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַזֶּֽה׃<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.