3. Four gold rings were cast for its four supports, two rings on one side and two on the opposite side.
4. Poles of acacia wood were made and plated with gold;
5. these poles were put through the rings on the sides of the ark, for carrying it.
6. The cover was made of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.
7. Two cherubim of beaten gold were made for the two ends of the cover;