And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
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The staves shall be in the rings of the ark,.... Not only be put into them, but remain in them, yea, always:
they shall not be taken from it; or, as the Septuagint version is, be immovable; so that…
(compare Exo 37:1-5). The ark is uniformly designated in Exodus the ark of the testimony. Elsewhere it is called the testimony, the ark of the covenant (most frequently in Deuteronomy and the other…
The first thing which is here ordered to be made is the ark with its appurtenances, the furniture of the most holy place, and the special token of God's presence, for which the tabernacle was erected…
Poles of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, to be made for the transport of the ark. Cf. 1Ki 8:7 f. Similar poles are provided for carrying the table of Presence-bread, vv.27 f., the altar of…