^{1 Ref} Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.

^{2 Ref} He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it round about.

³ He cast four rings of gold for it, in its four feet; even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.

^{4 Ref} He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

^{5 Ref} He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

^{6 Ref} He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

^{7 Ref} He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work them, at the two ends of the mercy seat;

⁸ one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.

^{9 Ref} The cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.