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 ^hto this day.

21 their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel were unable to devote to destruction¹—^wthese Solomon drafted to be slaves, and so they are to this day.

12 And the king made of the almug wood supports for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, also lyres and harps for the singers. No such almug wood has come or been seen ^kto this day.

19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David ^oto this day.