Exodus 25:15
The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
In Context
14Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
16And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:8The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 25:11-23
10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. 13 And thou shalt… Read the whole commentary →