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 1Ki 8:1-66, 1Ki 8:1-66, 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.