Exodus 25:13

13 And thou shalt make staves incorruptible wood, and shalt gild 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 gild it with pure gold, thou shalt gild it within and without; and thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about.

12 And thou shalt cast for it four golden rings, and shalt put them on the four sides; two rings on the one side, and two rings on the other side.

13 And thou shalt make staves incorruptible wood, and shalt gild them with gold.

14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark with them.

15 The staves shall remain fixed in the rings of the ark.