1 Kings 8:7-9

8:7 The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles. ¹  8:8 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. ²  They have remained there to this very day. 8:9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb. ³  It was there that ⁴  the Lord made an agreement with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

[8:7]  ¹ sn And its poles. These poles were used to carry the ark. See Exod 25:13-15.

[8:8]  ² tn Heb “they could not be seen outside.”

[8:9]  ³ sn Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai.

[8:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “in Horeb where.”