22 Bible Verses about Carrying Holy Things

Then the Kohathites moved out, carrying the holy things, and the tabernacle was set up before they arrived.

But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle (sanctuary) of the Testimony, and over all its furnishings and all things that belong to it. They shall carry the tabernacle [when traveling] and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it and camp around it.

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to serve Him and to bless in His name until this day.

So Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.

he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,

Because you did not [carry it as God directed] the first time, the Lord our God made an [angry] outburst against us, for we did not seek Him in accordance with the ordinance.”

When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all its furniture, as the camp sets out, after all that [is done, but not before], the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them [using the poles], so that they do not touch the holy things, and die. These are the things in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) which the sons of Kohath are to carry.

But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing, because they were assigned the care of the holy things which they carried on their shoulders [when the tabernacle was moved].

Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, moved out.

Then David said, “No one is to carry the ark of God except the Levites; for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever.”

The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses commanded in accordance with the word of the Lord.

Also, the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.”

Depart, depart, go out from there (the lands of exile),
Touch no unclean thing;
Go out of the midst of her (Babylon), purify yourselves,
You who carry the articles of the Lord [on your journey from there].

and put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark, by which to carry it.

He put the carrying poles through the rings at the sides of the ark, to carry it.

The rings shall be close against the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table.

You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.

Bezalel made the carrying poles of acacia wood to carry the table and overlaid them with gold.

The poles shall be inserted through the rings on the two sides of the altar so that it may be carried.

He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it; he made it hollow with planks.

You shall make two gold rings under its molding, make them on the two side walls—on opposite sides—they shall be holders for the poles with which to carry it.

He made two rings of gold for it under its rim, on its two opposite sides, as holders for the poles [to pass through] to carry it.