1 Then truly the first [tabernacle] had also ordinances of divine service and an earthly sanctuary.

2 For the first tabernacle was prepared, in which [was] both the lampstand, and the table, and the setting out of the loaves, which is called Holies.

3 And after the second veil [was] a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

4 having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid all around with gold, in which [was] the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

5 And over it were the cherubs of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat (about which we cannot now speak piece by piece.