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1 Kings 8:8-10
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Kings 8:8-10
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
8 And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place before the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside; and they are there to this day. 9 There was nothing in the ark except the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10 And when the priests came out of the holy place, a cloud[a] filled the house of the Lord,
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- 8.10 cloud: The visible sign of the presence of Yahweh taking possession of his sanctuary; later called the shekinah by the rabbis.
1 Kings 8:8-10
New International Version
1 Kings 8:8-10
New International Version
8 These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are still there today.(A) 9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets(B) that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.
10 When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud(C) filled the temple of the Lord.
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