Exodus 37:5

He put the poles into the rings on the ark's sides, in order to carry the ark.

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In The King James Version

And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

In Context

4He made poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.

6He made an atonement lid of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width was one and a half cubits.

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Cross References

Numbers 4:15When Aaron and his sons have completely covered the holy place and all its equipment, and when the camp moves forward, then the descendants of Kohath must come to carry the holy place. If they touch the holy instruments, they must die. This is the work of the descendants of Kohath, to carry the furnishings in the tent of meeting.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 37:2-10

The Tabernacle and Its Furniture. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it. 4 And he made staves of shittim wood,… Read the whole commentary →

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