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Plan of the Ark. 10 You shall make an ark of acacia wood,(A) two and a half cubits[a] long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:10 Cubits: the distance between the elbow and tip of the middle finger of an average-size person, about eighteen inches. The dimensions of the ark of the covenant were approximately 3 3/4 feet long, 2 1/4 feet wide, and 2 1/4 feet high.

The Ark(A)

10 “Have them make an ark[a](B) of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 25:10 That is, a chest
  2. Exodus 25:10 That is, about 3 3/4 feet long and 2 1/4 feet wide and high or about 1.1 meters long and 68 centimeters wide and high; similarly in verse 17

From the top of the mountain it ran to the fountain of waters of Nephtoah,(A) extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and continued to Baalah, or Kiriath-jearim.

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From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah,(A) came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah(B) (that is, Kiriath Jearim).(C)

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David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which was known by the name “Lord enthroned upon the cherubim.”(A)

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David and all Israel went to Baalah(A) of Judah (Kiriath Jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who is enthroned between the cherubim(B)—the ark that is called by the Name.

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“Arise, Lord, come to your resting place,(A)
    you and your mighty ark.
Your priests will be clothed with justice;
    your devout will shout for joy.”
10 For the sake of David your servant,
    do not reject your anointed.

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‘Arise, Lord,(A) and come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;(B)
    may your faithful people(C) sing for joy.’”

10 For the sake of your servant David,
    do not reject your anointed one.

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