He took and put the covenant into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.
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He took and put the covenant into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.
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And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
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And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the ark-cover above upon the ark.
Cross-references (15)
Passages linked to Exodus 40:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 16:34 As Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
- Exodus 25:16-21 You shall put the covenant which I shall give you into the ark. You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its width. You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I will give you.
- Exodus 31:18 When he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave Moses the two tablets of the covenant, stone tablets, written with God’s finger.
- Exodus 37:6-9 He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width. He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat: 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. The cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
- Exodus 40:3 You shall put the ark of the covenant in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
- Deuteronomy 10:5 I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are as Yahweh commanded me.
- 1 Kings 8:9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when Yahweh made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
- Psalms 40:8 I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”
- Matthew 3:15 But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
- Romans 3:25 whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
- Romans 10:4 For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
- Hebrews 4:16 Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.
- Hebrews 9:4 having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;
- Hebrews 10:19-21 Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh, and having a great priest over God’s house,
- 1 John 2:2 And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That is, the Tables of the law, Exod. 31:18…
That is, the Tables of the law, Exod. 31:18 and 34:29.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he put the table in the tent of…
And he put the table in the tent of the congregation,.... In the holy place; for there the shewbread table, which is here meant, was put:
upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail; on the north side of the tabernacle, at a little distance from the walls, which were the curtains and boards, even in the holy place on the outside of the vail, which divided from the most holy place.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 20. And put the testimony into the ark]…
Verse 20. And put the testimony into the ark] That is, the two tables on which the ten commandments had been written. See Ex 25:16. The ark, the golden table with the shew-bread, the golden candlestick, and the golden altar of incense, were all in the tabernacle, within the veil or curtains, which served as a door, Ex 40:22; Ex 40:24; Ex 40:26. And the altar of burnt-offering was by the door, Ex 40:29. And the brazen laver, between the tent of the congregation and the brazen altar, Ex 40:30; still farther outward, that it might be the first thing the priests met with when entering into the court to minister, as their hands and feet must be washed before they could perform any part of the holy service, Ex 40:31-32. When all these things were thus placed, then the court that surrounded the tabernacle, which consisted of posts and hangings, was set up, Ex 40:33.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The testimony - i. e. the tables of stone…
The testimony - i. e. the tables of stone with the Ten Commandments engraved on them Exo 25:16; Exo 31:18. Nothing else is said to have been put into the ark. These were found there by themselves in the time of Solomon 1Ki 8:9; 2Ch 5:10. The pot of manna was “laid up before the testimony” Exo 16:34; Aaron’s rod was also placed “before the testimony” Num 17:10; and the book of the law was put at “the side of the ark” Deu 31:26. The expression “before the testimony” appears to mean the space immediately in front of the ark. Most interpreters hold that the pot of manna and Aaron’s rod were at first placed between the ark and the veil, and afterward within the ark Heb 9:4. It is very probable that the pot and the rod had been put into the ark before it was taken by the Philistines, but that they were not sent back with the ark and the tables. 1Sa 4:11; 1Sa 6:11.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. See Exo_25:16; Exo_25:21 b; Exo_25:14-15; Exo_25:21 a. For…
20. See Exo_25:16; Exo_25:21 b; Exo_25:14-15; Exo_25:21 a. For the ‘testimony’ (i.e. the tables of stone with the Decalogue), see on Exo_25:16.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20) He took and put the testimony into the…
(20) He took and put the testimony into the ark.—By “the testimony” we must understand the two tables of stone, written with the finger of God, which Moses had brought down with him from the top of Sinai on his last visit (Exo_34:29). On the use of the word “testimony” in this sense, see Note to Exo_25:16. It is not proved by this passage that the Ark held nothing but “the testimony.”
Set the staves on the ark—i.e., placed them in the rings, ready for use. (See Exo_25:14.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The testimonyi.e. , the two tables of stone containing…
The testimonyi.e. , the two tables of stone containing the Ten Commandments. (Exo_25:16 Exo_31:18) Set the staves on the ark. "Put the staves," that is, "into the rings, and left them there". (Exo_25:14) Put the mercy seat above upon the ark. See Exo_25:21.
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