"You shall makea mercyseatof puregold,two and a halfcubitslongand one and a halfcubitswide.
Then Davidgaveto his sonSolomonthe planof the porch[of the temple], its buildings,its storehouses,its upperrooms,its innerroomsand the roomfor the mercyseat;
"You shall maketwocherubimof gold,makethem of hammeredworkat the twoendsof the mercyseat.
"You shall putthe mercyseaton the arkof the testimonyin the holyof holies.
the arkand its poles,the mercyseat,and the curtainof the screen;
He madea mercyseatof puregold,two and a halfcubitslongand one and a halfcubitswide.
Then he tookthe testimonyand put[it] into the ark,and attachedthe polesto the ark,and putthe mercyseaton topof the ark.
"You were the anointedcherubwho covers,And I placedyou [there]. You were on the holymountainof God;You walkedin the midstof the stonesof fire.
whomGoddisplayed publiclyas a propitiationin His bloodthroughfaith.[This was] to demonstrateHis righteousness,becausein the forbearanceof GodHe passed overthe sinspreviously committed;
Thereforelet us draw nearwith confidenceto the throneof grace,sothat we may receivemercyand findgraceto helpin time of need.
and aboveit [were] the cherubimof gloryovershadowingthe mercy seat;but of these thingswe cannotnowspeakin detail.
and He Himselfis the propitiationfor our sins;and not for oursonly,but alsofor [those of] the wholeworld.