Exodus 37:1-9 ▼

1 Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

2 He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

3 And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

5 He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

6 He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

7 He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

8 one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

9 And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.