. The ark is uniformly designated in Exodus as the ark of the testimony. Elsewhere it is called the testimony, the ark of the covenant (most freque…

The staves ... Shall not be taken from it. —The staves were to remain always in the rings, whether the a…

So that it was always ready to be moved.

The staves shall be in the rings of the ark
Not only be put into them, but remain in them, yea, always: