Then he made poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
Parallel translations
- WEB He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
- KJV And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
- BSB Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
- NKJV He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
- NASB And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
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Quick answer
Carrying poles of acacia wood overlaid with gold were made for the ark. They were used to bear the holy object on the shoulders of the Levites.
Overview
The gold-covered poles matched the holiness of the ark they carried. They enabled God's throne to move with Israel through the wilderness. The work follows Exodus 25:13.
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Cross-references · 4
- Num 4:14–15They shall put on it all its vessels, with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.
- Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.
- 1 Pet 1:18–19knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
- 1 Pet 1:7that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ —
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