"And he made staves {of} shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold." — Exodus 37:4

Exodus 37:4 · KJV

“And he made staves {of} shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.”

— Exodus 37:4

And he cast for it four rings of gold, {to be set} by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.

Verse 5

And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

Exodus 37 — Context

And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

And he cast for it four rings of gold, {to be set} by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.

And he made staves {of} shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

And he made the mercy seat {of} pure gold: two cubits and a half {was} the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

Cross References

1 Peter 1:18-19

Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, {as} silver and gold, from your vain conversation {received} by tradition from your fathers;

1 Peter 1:7

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Numbers 4:14-15

And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, {even} the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. {basons: or, bowls}