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. And there they are unto this day - This proves that the book was written before the destruction of the first temple, but how long before we cannot tell.
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1 Kings 8:8
8 And they drew out the staves, that the endsb 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.