SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:8
E hicieron salir las varas; que las cabezas de las varas se dejaban ver desde el santuario que estaba delante del oratorio, mas no se veían desde afuera; y así se quedaron hasta hoy.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 8:8
Verse 8. And 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.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-11 - The bringing in the ark, is the end which must crown the work: this wa done with great solemnity. The ark was fixed in the place appointed for its rest in the inner part of the house, whence they expected God to speak to them, even in the most holy place. The staves of the ark wer drawn out, so as to direct the high priest to the mercy-seat over the ark, when he went in, once a year, to sprinkle the blood there; so tha they continued of use, though there was no longer occasion to carry it by them. The glory of God appearing in a cloud may signify, 1. The darkness of that dispensation, in comparison with the light of the gospel, by which, with open face, we behold, as in a glass, the glor of the Lord. 2. The darkness of our present state, in comparison with the sight of God, which will be the happiness of heaven, where the Divine glory is unveiled.
Original Hebrew
ויארכו 748 הבדים 905 ויראו 7200 ראשׁי 7218 הבדים 905 מן 4480 הקדשׁ 6944 על 5921 פני 6440 הדביר 1687 ולא 3808 יראו 7200 החוצה 2351 ויהיו 1961 שׁם 8033 עד 5704 היום 3117 הזה׃ 2088
