Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.

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Bible References

Bare the ark

Exodus 25:12
And cast four rings of gold for it, and put them at the four corners thereof, that two rings may be upon the one side thereof and two rings upon the other side thereof.
Exodus 37:3
And he cast for it four rings of gold, for its four corners: two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
Exodus 40:20
And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and put the staves in the ark, and put the mercy-seat above on the ark.
Numbers 4:6
and shall put thereon a covering of badgers' skin, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put its staves to it.
Numbers 7:9
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, for the service of the sanctuary was upon them: they bore what they carried upon the shoulder.
1 Kings 8:8
And the staves were long, so that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place before the oracle, but they were not seen without. And there they are to this day.
2 Chronicles 5:9
And the staves were long, so that the ends of the staves were seen outside the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there they are to this day.

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Exodus 25:13
And make staves of acacia-wood and overlay them with gold.