Exodus 25:10–20

Ark of the Covenant

¹⁰“^aThey shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half ¹cubits ²long, and one and a half cubits ³wide, and one and a half cubits ⁴high.

¹¹“You shall ^aoverlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding ¹around it.

¹²“You shall cast four gold rings for it and ¹fasten them on its four feet, and two rings shall be on one side of it and two rings on the other side of it.

¹³“You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

¹⁴“You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them.

¹⁵“The ^apoles shall ¹remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it.

¹⁶“You shall ^aput into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.

¹⁷“You shall ^amake a ¹mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half ²cubits ³long and one and a half cubits ⁴wide.

¹⁸“You shall make two cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work ¹at the two ends of the mercy seat.

¹⁹“Make one cherub ¹at one end and one cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.

²⁰“^aThe cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and ¹facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the mercy seat.