1 Kings 8:8-10

Contemporary English Version

⁸ The poles were so long that they could be seen from right outside the most holy place, but not from anywhere else. And they stayed there from then on.

^9 (A) The only things kept in the chest were the two flat stones Moses had put there when the Lord made his agreement with the people of Israel at Mount Sinai,^[a] after bringing them out of Egypt.

^10 (B) Suddenly a cloud filled the temple as the priests were leaving the most holy place.