King James Version
What Does Exodus 25:24 Mean?
“And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.”
Context
22
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
23
Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
24
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
25
And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
26
And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(24) **Thou shalt overlay it . . . —**Like the ark (Exodus 25:11), and the altar of incense (Exodus 30:3), the table was to be overlaid with plates of gold. It was a species of altar, on which lay offerings to God, and, being close to the Divine Presence, required to be made of the best materials.
**A crown of gold round about.**—Rather, *a border, *or *edging of gold, *something to prevent what was placed on the table from readily falling off.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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