Exodus 37
Israel builds each component (continued)
Then Bezalel made the chest out of acacia wood. It measured 3.75’ by 2.25’ and 2.25’ tall. He overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and put gold molding around the entire thing. He cast 4 golden rings for its 4 feet: 2 on one side, and 2 on the other. He made gold-plated poles out of acacia wood and slid them into the rings so the chest could be carried. He made a golden slab out of solid gold that measured 3.75’ by 2.25’ to go on top of the chest. He hammered out 2 golden angels: one at each end of the slab. The angels and the slab were all one piece of gold. The angels faced each other and their wings stretched out over the slab and covered it.
Then he made the table out of acacia wood that measured 3’ by 1.5’ and 2.25’ tall. He overlaid it with gold and made a 3” border and molding around the entire thing. He cast 4 golden rings for it and put them next to the border on the corners of its 4 feet. The rings would hold the poles used to carry the table. He made its poles out of gold plated acacia wood. He also made dishes, pans, bowls, and jars out of solid gold to go on top of the table and be used to pour out drink offerings.
He also made the lampstand out of pure gold. The entire thing was hammered out of a single, solid piece of gold, including its base, its shaft, its cups, bulbs, and flowers. It had 6 branches shooting out the sides of its shaft: 3 on one side, and 3 on the other. Each branch had 3 cups shaped like flower blossoms, 1 bulb, and 1 flower. The shaft had 4 cups shaped like flower blossoms, bulbs, and flowers. The shaft had one bulb under the lowest pair of branches, another bulb under the middle pair of branches, and one bulb under the highest pair of branches. The shaft’s bulbs and branches were hammered out of a single, solid piece of gold. He made the lampstand’s 7 lamps, snuffers, and golden trays out of solid gold too. He used 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and its accessories.
Then he made the incense altar out of acacia wood. It was a square measuring 1.5’ by 1.5’ and 3 feet tall. The altar had horns that were a unit with the rest of the altar. He overlaid the altar’s top, sides, and horns with pure gold, and he put a gold molding around the entire thing. He made golden rings and attached them on its sides underneath the molding to hold the poles so it could be carried. He made its poles out of gold-plated acacia wood. He also made the altar’s sacred consecration oil and incense fragrance like a professional perfume-maker.