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The poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from outside. They are still there to this very day.[a] 10 There was nothing inside the Ark aside from the two tablets which Moses had put there at Horeb when the Lord had made a covenant with the people of Israel after they had departed from Egypt.

11 When the priests emerged from the Holy Place—for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves without regard to their divisions—

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 5:9 Still there to this very day: this statement in fact, is not correct, however, the Chronicler chose to copy it from sources that preceded the destruction of Solomon’s temple.