5. He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.
6. Then he made the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.
7. He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover.
8. He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.
9. The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.
10. Then Bezalel made the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
11. He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a gold molding around the edge.
12. He decorated it with a 3-inch border all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border.
13. Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs.