drew out the staves: Exodus 25:14-15, Exodus 37:4-5, Exodus 40:20
ends: Heb. heads
holy place: or, ark, as, 2 Chronicles 5:9
unto this day: Joshua 4:9; Matthew 28:15
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1 Kings 8:8
1 Kings 8:8
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