Exodus 30:3

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

Cross-references

Exodus 37:2 describes overlaying the ark with pure gold and a gold molding—the same technique used for the incense altar.

Exodus 25:11 overlays the ark with pure gold, just as this incense altar is overlaid with gold.

Exodus 25:24 overlays the table of showbread with gold, paralleling the gold overlay commanded for this altar.

Exodus 25:25 places a molding around the table of showbread, similar to the crown/molding around this incense altar.

1 Kings 6:22 records overlaying the temple's inner altar with gold, echoing the golden overlay of the incense altar.