Exodus 37:1-9

The Voice

37 After this Bezalel built the covenant chest out of acacia wood. It was 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. ² He overlaid the entire thing, inside and out, with pure gold, and decorated it with gold trim all the way around it. ³ He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four corners—two rings on each side of the chest. ⁴ He made poles out of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. ⁵ He slid the poles through the rings on the sides of the chest in order to carry it without touching it. The poles were never to be removed.

⁶ He built a cover for the chest out of pure gold. It is known as the seat of mercy—where sins are atoned—and it was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. ⁷ He also fashioned two winged guardians out of hammered gold and placed them at both ends of the seat of mercy. ⁸ He placed one winged creature at each end of the seat of mercy. He had it made so that the winged guardians appeared as one solid piece with the cover. ⁹ The guardians faced one another with bowed heads, their wings spread so that they were reaching up and covering the seat of mercy.