The Ark of the Covenant

37 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits^[a] long, one and a half cubits^[b] wide, and one and a half cubits^[c] high. ² He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and outside, and made a gold molding around it. ³ He cast four rings for it on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two rings on its other side. ⁴ He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. ⁵ He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry^[d] it.

⁶ He made a Mercy Seat of pure gold two and a half cubits^[e] long and one and a half cubits^[f] wide. ⁷ He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the Mercy Seat. ⁸ One cherub was at one end and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim at the two ends of the Mercy Seat and of one piece with it. ⁹ The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the Mercy Seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim were turned toward the Mercy Seat.