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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Staffs</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/s/staffs.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/matthew/26-47.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/s/staffs.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Staffs</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/s/staff_in_hand.htm" title="Staff in Hand">&#9668;</a> Staffs <a href="/topical/s/stag.htm" title="Stag">&#9658;</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> &#8226; <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> &#8226; <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> &#8226; <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> &#8226; <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> &#8226; <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In biblical times, staffs were more than mere walking sticks; they held significant symbolic and practical importance. A staff, often made of wood, served various purposes, from aiding in walking to symbolizing authority and divine power.<br><br><b>Symbol of Authority and Leadership</b><br><br>Staffs frequently appear in the Bible as symbols of authority and leadership. Moses' staff is perhaps the most notable example. God used Moses' staff to perform miracles and demonstrate His power to the Israelites and the Egyptians. In <a href="/exodus/4-2.htm">Exodus 4:2-4</a> , God instructs Moses to throw his staff on the ground, where it becomes a serpent, and then to pick it up again, turning it back into a staff. This act was a sign of God's authority vested in Moses.<br><br>Similarly, Aaron's staff played a crucial role in affirming his God-given authority. In <a href="/numbers/17-8.htm">Numbers 17:8</a> , Aaron's staff miraculously budded, blossomed, and produced almonds, signifying God's choice of Aaron and his descendants for the priesthood.<br><br><b>Instrument of Divine Power</b><br><br>Staffs were also instruments through which God demonstrated His power. In <a href="/exodus/14-16.htm">Exodus 14:16</a> , God commands Moses, "As for you, lift up your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground." Here, the staff is a conduit for divine intervention, parting the Red Sea and allowing the Israelites to escape from Egypt.<br><br>In another instance, Moses uses his staff to bring water from a rock at Horeb, as recorded in <a href="/exodus/17-5.htm">Exodus 17:5-6</a> . God instructs Moses to strike the rock with his staff, providing water for the thirsty Israelites, further demonstrating the staff's role in manifesting God's provision and care.<br><br><b>Symbol of Judgment and Correction</b><br><br>Staffs also symbolize judgment and correction. In <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a> , the psalmist writes, "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me." Here, the staff represents God's guidance and protection, offering comfort and correction to the believer.<br><br>In the prophetic literature, staffs are sometimes associated with judgment. For example, in <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5</a> , God refers to Assyria as "the rod of My anger," using the imagery of a staff to convey His instrument of judgment against Israel.<br><br><b>Practical Uses</b><br><br>Beyond their symbolic meanings, staffs had practical uses in daily life. Shepherds used staffs to guide and protect their flocks, as seen in the imagery of <a href="/bsb/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>. The staff was an essential tool for shepherds, helping them to manage sheep and fend off predators.<br><br>Staffs also served as walking aids, providing support and stability on long journeys. In <a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Genesis 32:10</a> , Jacob reflects on his journey, saying, "For with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps." This highlights the staff's role as a companion and support during travel.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>In summary, staffs in the Bible are rich in symbolism and function. They represent authority, divine power, judgment, and correction, while also serving practical purposes in the lives of biblical figures. Through the use of staffs, God communicated His will, demonstrated His power, and provided for His people.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) Plural of Staff.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) Plural of Staff.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4294.htm"><span class="l">4294. matteh -- a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span></a><br><b>...</b> shaft, branch, a tribe NASB Word Usage branch (3), branches (1), half-tribe* (13),<br> rod (18), rods (6), scepter (2), spears (1), staff (33), <b>staffs</b> (1), supply <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4294.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4731.htm"><span class="l">4731. maqqel -- a rod, staff</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a rod, staff NASB Word Usage rod<br> (1), rods (6), staff (5), <b>staffs</b> (1), stick (2), sticks (1), wand (1), war <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4731.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4938b.htm"><span class="l">4938b. misheneth -- a staff</span></a><br><b>...</b> a staff. Transliteration: misheneth Short Definition: staff. Word Origin from shaan<br> Definition a staff NASB Word Usage staff (10), <b>staffs</b> (1). 4938a, 4938b. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4938b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/peabody/mornings_in_the_college_chapel/title_page.htm"><span class="l">Mornings in the College Chapel</span></a> <br><b>...</b> There has become familiar among us, through the devotion of successive <b>staffs</b> of<br> Preachers, a clearer sense of the simplicity and reality of religion, which <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/peabody/mornings in the college chapel/title page.htm</font><p><a href="/library/emmerich/the_dolorous_passion_of_our_lord_jesus_christ/chapter_xxii_the_scourging_of.htm"><span class="l">The Scourging of Jesus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of the furious multitude to the forum, which they did with the utmost brutality,<br> at the same time loading him with abuse, and striking him with their <b>staffs</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter xxii the scourging of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_desire_of_ages/chapter_25_the_call_by.htm"><span class="l">The Call by the Sea</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Aged men leaning upon their <b>staffs</b>, hardy peasants from the hills, fishermen from<br> their toil on the lake, merchants and rabbis, the rich and learned, old and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 25 the call by.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gregory/gregory_of_nyssa_dogmatic_treatises_etc/chapter_xviii_if_any_one.htm"><span class="l">If any one Supposes that this Want of Mutual Harmony Between his <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> wicked who advance. Hope and patience are to be the <b>staffs</b> to lean upon,<br> whenever we are weary with the trials of the world. As for <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/chapter xviii if any one.htm</font><p><a href="/library/stead/king_of_the_jews/chapter_ii_jesus_last_journey.htm"><span class="l">Jesus&#39; Last Journey to Jerusalem.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> there go I also.&quot;. Jesus said, &quot;Come then.&quot;. The disciples arose and clasping<br> their <b>staffs</b> were ready to depart. Then Jesus turned to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/stead/king of the jews/chapter ii jesus last journey.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pamphilius/the_life_of_constantine/section_1_the_life_of.htm"><span class="l">The Life of Constantine.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> stands much on the same level as the biographies of generals in the late civil war,<br> or of presidents, written by admiring members of their <b>staffs</b> or cabinets <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/section 1 the life of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/emmerich/the_life_of_the_blessed_virgin_mary/xviii_the_death_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The Death of the Blessed virgin Mary at Ephesus</span></a> <br><b>...</b> condition. [191] They had long <b>staffs</b> with crooks and knobs of different<br> shapes in their hands which showed their rank. They wore <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/xviii the death of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/vogt/church_cooperation_in_community_life/chapter_iii_the_economic_challenge.htm"><span class="l">The Economic Challenge to the Church</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the past five years, agricultural colleges have been prevented from adding advisers<br> on cooperative organization to their extension <b>staffs</b>, retail merchants <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../church cooperation in community life/chapter iii the economic challenge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_desire_of_ages/chapter_26_at_capernaum.htm"><span class="l">At Capernaum</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The sick were brought upon couches, they came leaning upon <b>staffs</b>, or, supported<br> by friends, they tottered feebly into the Saviour&#39;s presence. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 26 at capernaum.htm</font><p><a href="/library/young/youngs_night_thoughts/to_the_right_hon_henry.htm"><span class="l">To the Right Hon. Henry Pelham, First Lord Commissioner of the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> That pride defames humanity, and calls. The being mean, which <b>staffs</b> or strings<br> can raise.323. That pride, like hooded hawks, in darkness soars,. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/young/youngs night thoughts/to the right hon henry.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/staffs.htm"><span class="l"><b>Staffs</b> (47 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Staffs</b> (47 Occurrences). <b>...</b> Matthew 26:55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes,<br> Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and <b>staffs</b> to take me? <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/staffs.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stag.htm"><span class="l">Stag (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stag.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/staff.htm"><span class="l">Staff (91 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See NIV). Luke 9:3 He said to them, &quot;Take nothing for your journey-neither <b>staffs</b>,<br> nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/staff.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wallet.htm"><span class="l">Wallet (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Luke 9:3 He said to them, &quot;Take nothing for your journey-neither <b>staffs</b>, nor wallet,<br> nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece. (WEB ASV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wallet.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/incense-altar.htm"><span class="l">Incense-altar (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 35:15 And the incense-altar, and its <b>staffs</b>, and the anointing oil, and the<br> sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/incense-altar.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/trafficked.htm"><span class="l">Trafficked (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See RSV). Zechariah 11:7 So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the<br> oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two <b>staffs</b>. The <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/trafficked.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tunic.htm"><span class="l">Tunic (24 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See NIV). Luke 9:3 He said to them, &quot;Take nothing for your journey-neither <b>staffs</b>,<br> nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tunic.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tunics.htm"><span class="l">Tunics (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Luke 9:3 He said to them, &quot;Take nothing for your journey-neither <b>staffs</b>, nor wallet,<br> nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece. (See NAS RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tunics.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tended.htm"><span class="l">Tended (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB NIV). Zechariah 11:7 So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the<br> oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two <b>staffs</b>. The <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tended.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/particularly.htm"><span class="l">Particularly (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> NAS). Zechariah 11:7 So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the oppressed<br> of the flock. I took for myself two <b>staffs</b>. The one <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/particularly.htm - 9k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Pharaohs-magicians-miracles.html">How were Pharaoh's magicians able to perform miracles? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Aaron.html">Who was Aaron in the Bible? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Aaron-rod.html">What was the significance of Aaron's rod? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/staffs.htm">Staffs: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Staffs (47 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/26-47.htm">Matthew 26:47</a></span><br />And while he was yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>, from the chief priests and elders of the people.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/26-55.htm">Matthew 26:55</a></span><br />In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-43.htm">Mark 14:43</a></span><br />And immediately while he was yet speaking, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>, from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-48.htm">Mark 14:48</a></span><br />And Jesus answered and said to them, Have ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> to take me?<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/9-3.htm">Luke 9:3</a></span><br />He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey-neither <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/22-52.htm">Luke 22:52</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to him, Are ye come out as against a thief, with swords and <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>?<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/7-12.htm">Exodus 7:12</a></span><br />For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Exodus 25:13</a></span><br />And thou shalt make <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/25-14.htm">Exodus 25:14</a></span><br />And thou shalt put the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/25-15.htm">Exodus 25:15</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. <br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/25-27.htm">Exodus 25:27</a></span><br />Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> to bear the table. <br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/25-28.htm">Exodus 25:28</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/27-6.htm">Exodus 27:6</a></span><br />And thou shalt make <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> for the altar, staffs of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/27-7.htm">Exodus 27:7</a></span><br />And the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> shall be put into the rings, and the staffs shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/30-4.htm">Exodus 30:4</a></span><br />And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by its two corners, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> to bear it with.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/30-5.htm">Exodus 30:5</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/35-12.htm">Exodus 35:12</a></span><br />The ark, and its <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>, with the mercy-seat, and the vail of the covering,<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/35-13.htm">Exodus 35:13</a></span><br />The table, and its <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>, and all its vessels, and the show-bread,<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/35-15.htm">Exodus 35:15</a></span><br />And the incense-altar, and its <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle,<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/35-16.htm">Exodus 35:16</a></span><br />The altar of burnt-offering, with its brazen grate, its <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>, and all its vessels, the laver and its foot,<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/37-4.htm">Exodus 37:4</a></span><br />And he made <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/37-5.htm">Exodus 37:5</a></span><br />And he put the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/37-14.htm">Exodus 37:14</a></span><br />Over against the border were the rings, the places for the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>, to bear the table.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/37-15.htm">Exodus 37:15</a></span><br />And he made the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/37-27.htm">Exodus 37:27</a></span><br />And he made two rings of gold for it under its crown, by the two corners of it, upon its two sides, to be places for the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> to bear it with.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/37-28.htm">Exodus 37:28</a></span><br />And he made the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/38-5.htm">Exodus 38:5</a></span><br />And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/38-6.htm">Exodus 38:6</a></span><br />And he made the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/38-7.htm">Exodus 38:7</a></span><br />And he put the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it with; he made the altar hollow with boards.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/39-35.htm">Exodus 39:35</a></span><br />The ark of the testimony, and its <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>, and the mercy-seat,<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/39-39.htm">Exodus 39:39</a></span><br />The brazen altar, and its grate of brass, its <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>, and all its vessels, the laver and its foot,<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Exodus 40:20</a></span><br />And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> on the ark, and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark:<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-6.htm">Numbers 4:6</a></span><br />And shall put on it the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> of it.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-8.htm">Numbers 4:8</a></span><br />And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> of it.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-11.htm">Numbers 4:11</a></span><br />And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to it its <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/17-2.htm">Numbers 17:2</a></span><br />"Speak to the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write every man's name on his rod.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/17-6.htm">Numbers 17:6</a></span><br />Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/17-7.htm">Numbers 17:7</a></span><br />Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the tent of the testimony. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/21-18.htm">Numbers 21:18</a></span><br />The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:<br /><span class="source">(WBS NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-43.htm">1 Samuel 17:43</a></span><br />And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>? and the Philistine cursed David by his gods.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/8-7.htm">1 Kings 8:7</a></span><br />For the cherubim spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> thereof above.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">1 Kings 8:8</a></span><br />And they drew out the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>, that the ends of the staffs were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are to this day.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15</a></span><br />And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> on it, as Moses commanded, according to the word of the LORD.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">2 Chronicles 5:8</a></span><br />For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark, and the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> of it above.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">2 Chronicles 5:9</a></span><br />And they drew out the <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> of the ark, that the ends of the staffs were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is to this day.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/habakkuk/3-14.htm">Habakkuk 3:14</a></span><br />Thou didst strike through with his <span class="boldtext">staffs</span> the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. <br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/11-7.htm">Zechariah 11:7</a></span><br />So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two <span class="boldtext">staffs</span>. 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