¹³ Then make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.^(A)

⁷ The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed^(A) the ark and its carrying poles.

⁸ These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are still there today.^(A)