Exodus 37:5
and he brought the staves into the rings, upon the sides of the ark, for lifting the ark.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
4and he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold;
Cross References
Numbers 4:15So shall Aaron and his sons make an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the utensils of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set forward, then after that, shall the sons of Kohath enter to bear it, but they must not put forth a touch unto that which, is holy, else should they die, these, shall be the burden of the sons of Kohath 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 →