Exodus 25:10–22

The Ark of the Covenant

¹⁰“They shall make an ark of acacia wood; it shall be two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.^{* 11}You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and outside you shall overlay it, and you shall make a molding of gold upon it all around. ¹²You shall cast four rings of gold for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two rings on the other side. ¹³You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ¹⁴And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, for carrying the ark. ¹⁵The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed. ¹⁶You shall put the covenant that I am giving you into the ark.^*

¹⁷“Then you shall make a cover of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width.^{* 18}You shall make two cherubim of gold; you shall make them of hammered work at the two ends of the cover. ¹⁹Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other; of one piece with the cover you shall make the cherubim at its two ends. ²⁰The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the cover with their wings. They shall face one to another; the faces of the cherubim shall be turned toward the cover.^{* 21}You shall put the cover on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I am giving you.^{* 22}There I will meet with you, and from above the cover, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the covenant, I will tell you all that I am commanding you for the Israelites.^*