The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
1 Kings 8:8
and they lengthen the staves, and the heads of the staves are seen from the holy [place] on the front of the oracle, and are not seen without, and they are there unto this day.
2 Chronicles 5:9
and they lengthen the staves, and the heads of the staves are seen out of the ark on the front of the oracle, and they are not seen without; and it is there unto this day.