2 Chronicles 5:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The poles were so long their ends extending out from the ark were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. They have remained there to this very day.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 8:8-9 : 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. 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. It was there that the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

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  • 1 Kgs 8:6-9
    4 verses
    92%

    6The priests brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.

    7The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

    8The 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. They have remained there to this very day.

    9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb. It was there that the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

  • 2 Chr 5:7-8
    2 verses
    84%

    7The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubim.

    8The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

  • Exod 25:13-16
    4 verses
    81%

    13You are to make poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold,

    14and put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.

    15The poles must remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it.

    16You are to put into the ark the testimony that I will give to you.

  • 2 Chr 5:10-11
    2 verses
    81%

    10There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb.(It was there that the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt.)

    11The priests left the holy place. All the priests who participated had consecrated themselves, no matter which division they represented.

  • Exod 37:4-5
    2 verses
    80%

    4He made poles of acacia wood, overlaid them with gold,

    5and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark.

  • Exod 35:12
    78%

    12the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it;

  • Exod 39:35
    77%

    35the ark of the testimony and its poles, and the atonement lid;

  • Exod 30:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4You are to make two gold rings for it under its border, on its two flanks; you are to make them on its two sides. The rings will be places for poles to carry it with.

    5You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

  • 1 Chr 15:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

    15The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had commanded in keeping with the LORD’s instruction.

  • 2 Chr 5:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.

    5The priests and Levites carried the ark, the tent where God appeared to his people, and all the holy items in the tent.

  • Exod 40:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20He took the testimony and put it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark, and then put the atonement lid on the ark.

    21And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung the protecting curtain, and shielded the ark of the testimony from view, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

  • Num 4:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5When it is time for the camp to journey, Aaron and his sons must come and take down the screening curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it.

    6Then they must put over it a covering of fine leather and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue, and then they must insert its poles.

  • Heb 9:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

    5And above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.

  • Exod 37:15
    71%

    15He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

  • Exod 37:1
    71%

    1The Making of the Ark Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches.

  • 1 Sam 6:1
    71%

    1The Philistines Return the Ark When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines for seven months,

  • Exod 25:10
    71%

    10The Ark of the Covenant“They are to make an ark of acacia wood– its length is to be three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches.

  • 1 Chr 13:9
    71%

    9When they arrived at the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to take hold of the ark, because the oxen stumbled.

  • Exod 37:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27He also made two gold rings for it under its border, on its two sides, on opposite sides, as places for poles to carry it with.

    28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

  • 1 Kgs 6:19
    70%

    19He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD could be placed there.

  • Num 4:8
    70%

    8They must spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles.

  • Exod 26:32-33
    2 verses
    70%

    32You are to hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold, set in four silver bases.

    33You are to hang this curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony in there behind the curtain. The curtain will make a division for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place.

  • 1 Kgs 8:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark.

    4The priests and Levites carried the ark of the LORD, the tent of meeting, and all the holy items in the tent.

  • Josh 3:3
    70%

    3and commanded the people:“When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you must leave here and walk behind it.

  • Exod 40:3
    70%

    3You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.

  • 2 Sam 15:29
    69%

    29So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and remained there.

  • Exod 25:28
    69%

    28You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.

  • 1 Sam 5:2
    69%

    2The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, where they positioned it beside Dagon.

  • 1 Sam 6:13
    69%

    13Now the residents of Beth Shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley. When they looked up and saw the ark, they were pleased at the sight.

  • Exod 38:7
    69%

    7He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made the altar hollow, out of boards.

  • 2 Sam 6:4
    68%

    4They brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on the hill. Ahio was walking in front of the ark,

  • 2 Chr 1:4
    68%

    4(Now David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.