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Verse 1. God, under the care of Selemith. See 1 Chronicles 26:26. Calmet.
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Verse 2. Ark. Another was not made, as that was most sacred and excellent. Worthington.
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Verse 3. Day, the eighth. 3 Kennicott. 8:2.
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Verse 4. Levites, with the priests alternately; (ibid.) or the latter were all Levites, ( Calmet.) though higher in dignity, in the same manner as our bishops are priests.
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Verse 5. With the. “And” is omitted in Hebrew but supplied by Prot. and so forth from 3 Kennicott. Bible.
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Verse 9. Oracle, pushing out the veil, ( Bible.) in the tabernacle of Moses, but not in the temple, which was of larger dimensions. Calmet.—But if. Hebrew “but they were not seen without. And there it is till this day.”
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Verse 10. Ark. See 3 Kennicott. 8:9. Bible.—The other things which had been placed in, or at least on the side of the ark, were now removed to the treasury rooms. Tirinus.
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Verse 11. Sanctified; free from all legal impediments to offer sacrifice. Bible.—Divided. Hebrew “observed.” Tirinus.—Prot. “and they did not then wait by course,” which was the case also with the singers, and so forth on this solemn occasion; as the number regulated by David for each week, would not have been sufficient. Bible.—The regulation had not yet been reduced to practice. Menochius. Calmet.—As yet ( D.) at that time, is omitted ( Bible.) by the Septuagint ( D.) and Heb.
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Verse 12. Linen, or “robes of silk.” Prot. “white linen.” Bible.
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Verse 14. Cloud. See 3 Kennicott. 8:10. Menochius.—It is called the glory of the Lord, because its appearance was luminous and awful, being a symbol of the divine presence. Bible.