2 Chronicles 5:9

The poles were so long that their ends could be seen in the holy place by anyone standing in front of the inner room. However they could not be seen outside. They are still there today.

1 Kings 8:8-9

The ends of the poles could be seen by anyone standing directly in front of the Most Holy Place, but from nowhere else.

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Summary

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.

The ends

There it is, or, they are there

General references

Bible References

The ends

1 Kings 8:8
The ends of the poles could be seen by anyone standing directly in front of the Most Holy Place, but from nowhere else.

There it is, or, they are there

1 Kings 8:8
The ends of the poles could be seen by anyone standing directly in front of the Most Holy Place, but from nowhere else.

General references

Exodus 25:15
Do not ever remove the poles from the rings.