Exodus 40:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 16:34 : 34 Just as the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony for safekeeping.
  • Exod 25:16-21 : 16 You are to put into the ark the testimony that I will give to you. 17 “You are to make an atonement lid of pure gold; its length is to be three feet nine inches, and its width is to be two feet three inches. 18 You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid. 19 Make one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end; from the atonement lid you are to make the cherubim on the two ends. 20 The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid. 21 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.
  • Exod 31:18 : 18 He gave Moses two tablets of testimony when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, tablets of stone written by the finger of God.
  • Exod 37:6-9 : 6 He made an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was three feet nine inches, and its width was two feet three inches. 7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid, 8 one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end. He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends. 9 The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid.
  • Exod 40:3 : 3 You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.
  • Deut 10:5 : 5 Then I turned, went down the mountain, and placed the tablets into the ark I had made– they are still there, just as the LORD commanded me.
  • 1 Kgs 8:9 : 9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb. It was there that the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
  • Ps 40:8 : 8 I want to do what pleases you, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts.”
  • Matt 3:15 : 15 So Jesus replied to him,“Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John yielded to him.
  • Rom 3:25 : 25 God publicly displayed him at his death as the mercy seat accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.
  • Rom 10:4 : 4 For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.
  • Heb 4:16 : 16 Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
  • Heb 9:4 : 4 It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
  • Heb 10:19-21 : 19 Drawing Near to God in Enduring Faith Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the fresh and living way that he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
  • 1 John 2:2 : 2 and he himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the whole world.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 25:20-22
    3 verses
    86%

    20The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

    21You 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.

    22I will meet with you there, and from above the atonement lid, from between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will command you for the Israelites.

  • Exod 39:35
    86%

    35the ark of the testimony and its poles, and the atonement lid;

  • Exod 40:21-22
    2 verses
    84%

    21And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung the protecting curtain, and shielded the ark of the testimony from view, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

    22And he put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the curtain.

  • Exod 26:33-34
    2 verses
    84%

    33You are to hang this curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony in there behind the curtain. The curtain will make a division for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place.

    34You are to put the atonement lid on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place.

  • Exod 35:12
    83%

    12the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it;

  • Exod 25:13-17
    5 verses
    83%

    13You are to make poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold,

    14and put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.

    15The poles must remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it.

    16You are to put into the ark the testimony that I will give to you.

    17“You are to make an atonement lid of pure gold; its length is to be three feet nine inches, and its width is to be two feet three inches.

  • Exod 40:3-5
    3 verses
    82%

    3You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.

    4You are to bring in the table and set out the things that belong on it; then you are to bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.

    5You are to put the gold altar for incense in front of the ark of the testimony and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

  • Exod 40:18-19
    2 verses
    81%

    18When Moses set up the tabernacle and put its bases in place, he set up its frames, attached its bars, and set up its posts.

    19Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

  • Exod 37:4-7
    4 verses
    81%

    4He made poles of acacia wood, overlaid them with gold,

    5and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark.

    6He made an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was three feet nine inches, and its width was two feet three inches.

    7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid,

  • Exod 31:7
    78%

    7the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the atonement lid that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent,

  • 1 Kgs 8:6-7
    2 verses
    78%

    6The priests brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.

    7The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

  • 2 Chr 5:7-10
    4 verses
    78%

    7The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubim.

    8The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

    9The poles were so long their ends extending out from the ark were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. They have remained there to this very day.

    10There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb.(It was there that the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt.)

  • Exod 30:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

    6“You are to put it in front of the curtain that is before the ark of the testimony(before the atonement lid that is over the testimony), where I will meet you.

  • Num 4:6
    75%

    6Then they must put over it a covering of fine leather and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue, and then they must insert its poles.

  • Exod 40:26
    74%

    26And he put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain,

  • Exod 37:2
    74%

    2He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.

  • Exod 37:15
    73%

    15He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

  • 1 Kgs 6:19
    73%

    19He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD could be placed there.

  • Exod 37:9
    72%

    9The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

  • Exod 40:34
    72%

    34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

  • Heb 9:4
    72%

    4It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

  • Lev 16:13
    72%

    13He must then put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the atonement lid which is above the ark of the testimony, so that he will not die.

  • 1 Kgs 8:9
    72%

    9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb. It was there that the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 25:11
    72%

    11You are to overlay it with pure gold– both inside and outside you must overlay it, and you are to make a surrounding border of gold over it.

  • Exod 38:7
    72%

    7He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made the altar hollow, out of boards.

  • Exod 37:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27He also made two gold rings for it under its border, on its two sides, on opposite sides, as places for poles to carry it with.

    28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

  • 2 Chr 6:11
    71%

    11and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the LORD made with the Israelites.”

  • Exod 36:34
    71%

    34He overlaid the frames with gold and made their rings of gold to provide places for the bars, and he overlaid the bars with gold.

  • Deut 31:25
    71%

    25he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the LORD’s covenant,

  • 1 Chr 15:15
    71%

    15The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had commanded in keeping with the LORD’s instruction.