And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy [place] before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
Ver. 8. That the ends of the staves were seen.] These made a lane, as it were, for the high priest when he entered into the most holy place: and showed that there was an ark, though covered.
And there they are unto this day,] i.e., Till the captivity of Babylon.