Exodus 25:15

Exodus 25:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
• New International Version (NIV)The poles are to remain in the rings of this ark; they are not to be removed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.

Context of Exodus 25:15

13You shall make [carrying] poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, 14and put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark, by which to carry it. The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it [so that the ark itself need not be touched]. 16You shall put into the ark the Testimony (Ten Commandments) which I will give you. 17“You shall make a mercy seat (cover) of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

Exodus 25:15 word by word

בְּטַבְּעֹת֙ הָאָרֹ֔ן יִהְי֖וּ הַבַּדִּ֑ים לֹ֥א יָסֻ֖רוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The stavesבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• shall beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• in the ringsטַבַּ֫עַתţabba‛ath · ringH2885
• of the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• they shall not be takenסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493

Cross-references for Exodus 25:15

• 1 Kings 8:8The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were visible from the Holy Place that was in front of the Holy of Holies, but they were not visible from the outside; they are there to this day (the date of this writing).
• 2 Chronicles 5:9The poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark were visible from the front of the Holy of Holies (inner sanctuary), but were not visible from the outside. They are there to this day.

Commentaries on Exodus 25:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The staves - shall not be taken from it - Because it should ever be considered as in readiness to be removed, God not having told them at what hour he should command them to strike their tents. If the staves were never to be taken out, how can it be said, as in Numbers 4:6, that when the camp should set forward, they should put in the staves thereof, which intimates that when they encamped, they took out the staves, which appears to be contrary to what is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 (compare Exodus 37:1-5). The ark is uniformly designated in Exodus the ark of the testimony. Elsewhere it is called the testimony, the ark of the covenant (most frequently in Deuteronomy and the other books of the Old Testament), the ark of the lord, the ark of god, the ark of the strength of the lord, and the holy ark. The ark of the covenant was the central point of the sanctuary. It was designed to contain the testimony Exodus 25:16…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The ark was a chest, overlaid with gold, in which the two tables of the law were to be kept. These tables are called the testimony; God in them testified his will. This law was a testimony to the Israelites, to direct them in their duty, and would be a testimony against them, if they transgressed. This ark was placed in the holy of holies; the blood of the sacrifices was sprinkled, and the incense burned, before it, by the high priest; and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-15The carrying poles guaranteed that no one touched this symbol of God's powerful holiness. Later, Uzzah died when he instinctively reached out to steady the ark while they were moving it (see 2 Samuel 6:6–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. staves shall be in the rings of the ark--that is, always remain in the rings, whether the ark be at rest or in motion.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 25:15

• Ark
• Gold
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Ark
• Cast
• Commune
• Handbreadth
• Holy of holies
• Ring
• Testimony
• Badger
• Beauty
• Color; Colors

Commentaries on Exodus 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings