Exodus 37:2
He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
What it says
He overlays the ark with pure gold inside and out and adds a gold molding around it. The ark is marked by costly finish and completeness.
What it is doing
It emphasizes the ark’s precious covering and finished form.
In context
1Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. 4Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.