And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
What does 2 Chronicles 5:9 mean?
The ark was a type of Christ, and, as such, a token of the presence of God.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside 2 Chronicles 5:6-10 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 5:9
And they drew out the staves of the ark , that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day. From the ark - Or, according to a different reading here and according to 1 Kings 8:8 , some read, "the ends of the staves were seen from the Holy place." There it is unto this day - This should be corrected as in the margin.
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And they drew out the staves of the ark , that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without.
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And they drew out the staves of the ark , that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without.
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And they drew out the staves of the ark , that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without.
Context in 2 Chronicles 5
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2 Chronicles 5 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as Solomon and the temple. Second Chronicles recounts Solomon’s temple, the Judahite kings, reform movements, the fall of Jerusalem, and Cyrus’s decree of return. Read this chapter with the wider themes of temple, reform, and prayer in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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Glossary
- Ark Object
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Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high.
- Holy Place Place
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Biblical room. Modern identification: Mount Moriah.