And thou shall make staves of shittim wood,.... Of the same, wood the ark was made of, see Exodus 25:5 and overlay them with gold; cover them with plates of gold, so that they appeared to be all of gold, the wood being not to be seen.
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Exodus 25:13
13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.