4 He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark for carrying the ark.
6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.
7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat,
8 one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At each end, he made a cherub of one piece with the mercy seat.
9 They had wings spread out. They faced each other and covered the mercy seat with their wings. The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.
10 He constructed the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.