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1 Kings 8:8-10
New English Translation
1 Kings 8:8-10
New English Translation
8 The poles were so long their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point.[a] They have remained there to this very day. 9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb.[b] It was there that[c] the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt. 10 Once the priests left the Holy Place, a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.
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- 1 Kings 8:8 tn Heb “they could not be seen outside.”
- 1 Kings 8:9 sn Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai.
- 1 Kings 8:9 tn Heb “in Horeb where.”
1 Kings 8:8-10
New International Version
1 Kings 8:8-10
New International Version
8 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.(A) 9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets(B) that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.
10 When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud(C) filled the temple of the Lord.
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