the ark of the testimony and its poles, and the atonement lid;

Berechiah and Elkanah were guardians ¹  of the ark;

He took the testimony and put it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark, and then put the atonement lid on the ark.

and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark.

You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.

They brought ¹  it with the ark of God up from the house of Abinadab on the hill. Ahio was walking in front of the ark,

and put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.

You are to put the atonement lid on top of the ark, and in the ark you are to put the testimony I am giving you.

The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles. ¹ 

The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles. ¹ 

Ascend, O Lord, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength!

You are to put into the ark the testimony ¹  that I will give to you.

“With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony,

When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark.

When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.

the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it;

The poles must remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it.

Make ¹  for yourself an ark of cypress ²  wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover ³  it with pitch inside and out.

You are to put the atonement lid on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place.

Then David said, “Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually.