Exodus 25:13

13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim 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 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 on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood and overlay them with gold.

14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.