Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.

Bible References

Because

Numbers 3:31
Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen—and all the work relating to them.
Numbers 4:4
“The service of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting concerns the most holy objects.
2 Samuel 6:6
When they came to Nacon’s threshing floor, Uzzah reached out to the ark of God and took hold of it because the oxen had stumbled.
1 Chronicles 15:3
David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it.
1 Chronicles 23:26
Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service”

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