וַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ֮ הַבַּדִּים֒ וַיֵּרָאוּ֩ רָאשֵׁ֨י הַבַּדִּ֤ים מִן־הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַדְּבִ֔יר וְלֹ֥א יֵרָא֖וּ הַח֑וּצָה וַיִּ֣הְיוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
Die Stangen waren so lang, dass die Spitzen der Stangen gesehen wurden vom Heiligtum aus an der Vorderseite des Allerheiligsten, aber sie wurden nicht auswärts gesehen; [wohl ragten die Stangen hervor, aber sie waren bedeckt und daher nicht sichtbar]. Sie blieben dort bis auf den heutigen Tag.
Rashi
The ends of the poles were seen. In the curtain which was at the entrance in the “Amoh Troksin.” One might think they tore through it [i.e., the curtain] and protruded [on the other side], it states, “but they could not be seen from outside.” How is this possible? They were pushing and bulging8These were new poles made by Shlomo to replace the ones made by Moshe. Shlomo’s poles were 20 amohs long vs. Moshe’s poles which were 10 amohs in length. Shlomo made them longer to enable more Kohanim to participate in carrying the Ark.—Ralbag similar to two breasts of a woman, as the matter is stated, “He lies between my breasts.”9I.e., “the Divine Presence dwelt between the Holy Ark’s poles.”10Shir Hashirim 1:13.11Maseches Yoma 54a.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“The poles were so long” [8:8]. The poles of the Ark with which the Ark was carried were very long and they always remained with the Ark. The Talmud writes in [tractate] Yoma that when the Temple was destroyed, the nations did not take the Ark with the poles, but they sank into the earth and they could not be found.7B. Yoma, 53b; Yalkut Shimoni, I Kings, Remez, 184.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“The poles were so long” [8:8]. The poles of the Ark with which the Ark was carried were very long and they always remained with the Ark. The Talmud writes in [tractate] Yoma that when the Temple was destroyed, the nations did not take the Ark with the poles, but they sank into the earth and they could not be found.7B. Yoma, 53b; Yalkut Shimoni, I Kings, Remez, 184.