"The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it." — Exodus 25:15

Exodus 25:15 · KJV

“The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.”

— Exodus 25:15

Verse 14

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

Verse 16

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

Exodus 25 — Context

And thou shalt make staves {of} shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

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

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

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

And thou shalt make a mercy seat {of} pure gold: two cubits and a half {shall be} the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:8

And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy {place} before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. {ends: Heb. heads} {holy...: or, ark}

2 Chronicles 5:9

And they drew out the staves {of the ark}, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day. {there...: or, they are there}