Exodus 25:13

13 Make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

Exodus 25:13 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 25:13

And thou shall make staves of shittim wood
Of the same, wood the ark was made of, see ( Exodus 25:5 Exodus 25:10 ) and overlay them with gold; cover them with plates of gold, so that they appeared to be all of gold, the wood being not to be seen.

Exodus 25:13 In-Context

11 Overlay it with pure gold; overlay it both inside and out. Also make a gold molding all around it.

12 Cast four gold rings for it and place [them] on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.

13 Make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

14 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.

15 The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it.