* they drew.
   As the ark was no longer to be carried about, the staves were
   unnecessary.

 * the ends.
  1Ki 8:8,9 
 * there it is, or, they are there:  as 1; Ki 8:8.
  1Ki 8:8 
 * unto this day.
   That is, the day when these events were recorded; not the day
   when these extracts were made, after the captivity, and
   consequently, long after the destruction of the temple.