Exodus 25:15

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

Exodus 25:15 In-Context

13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
14 And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, by which to carry the ark.
15 The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.
16 You shall put into the ark the covenant that I shall give you.
17 Then you shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its width.
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