The Ark of the Covenant Gold Plated Table Top - The Ark of the covenant Was an Ark or Chest of shittim wood overlaid with Gold, and embellished with a crown of Gold extending around the chest upon the top edge. Four rings of pure Gold were set in the four corners, two on one side and two on the other, through which were passed the wooden staves overlaid with Gold used in carrying the sacred chest. Exodus 25: 10:37: 1-10 The Ark of Covenant, thus fittingly enshrined, was the only piece of furniture in the Most Holy Place. It was visited but once each year by the high Priest, on the day of Atonement, to make " atonement for the sin of the people." This was the most solemn ceremony of the Hebrew worship