1 Chronicles 15:2

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Summary

Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

None ought to, etc

2 Chronicles 35:3

To minister

Bible References

None ought to, etc

Let the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, be numbered by their families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing; because they had the care of the holy place, taking it about on their backs.

At that time the Lord had the tribe of Levi marked out to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, to be before the Lord and to do his work and to give blessings in his name, to this day.

Then Moses put all this law in writing, and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, and to all the responsible men of Israel.

Giving the people their orders, and saying, When you see the ark of the agreement of the Lord your God lifted up by the priests, the Levites, then get up from your places and go after it;

Then Joshua, the son of Nun, sent for the priests and said to them, Take up the ark of the agreement, and let seven priests take seven horns in their hands and go before the ark of the Lord.

And he said to the Levites, the teachers of all Israel, who were holy to the Lord, See, the holy ark is in the house which Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel, made; it will no longer have to be transported on your backs: now be the servants of the Lord your God and his people Israel,

To minister

Then the Levites are to be put before Aaron and his sons, to be offered as a wave offering to the Lord.

And the Lord said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's family are to be responsible for all wrongdoing in relation to the holy place: and you and your sons are to be responsible for the errors which come about in your work as priests.

And some of them will I take for priests and Levites, says the Lord.

For the Lord has said, David will never be without a man to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel;