6 And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
6 He made the atonement cover of pure gold-two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
6 And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.
6 Next he made a lid of pure gold for the Chest, an Atonement-Cover, three and three-quarters feet long and two and a quarter feet wide.
6 He also made the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width.
6 Then he made the Ark's cover-the place of atonement-from pure gold. It was 45Â inches long and 27Â inches wide.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 37:6
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The making of the ark, and the furniture of the tabernacle.
In the furniture of the tabernacle were emblems of a spiritual and acceptable service. The incense represented the prayers of the saints. The sacrifice of the alter represented the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world. The golden pot with manna, or bread from heaven, the flesh of Jesus Christ, which he gave for the life of the world. The candlestick, with its lights, the teaching and enlightening of the Holy Spirit. The shew-bread represented that provision for those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, which the gospel, the ordinances and the sacraments of the house of prayer, abundantly bestow. The exactness of the workmen to their rule, should be followed by us; seeking for the influences of the Holy Spirit, that we may rejoice in and glorify God while in this world, and at length be with him for ever.