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
Now their responsibilities involved the ark, the table [on which the bread of the Presence was placed], the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the curtain, and all the service concerning them.
Numbers 4:4
This is the work and responsibility of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle): the most holy things.
2 Samuel 6:6
When they came to Nacon’s threshing floor, Uzzah reached out [with his hand] to the ark of God and took hold of it, because the oxen [stumbled and] nearly overturned it.
1 Chronicles 15:3
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place which he had prepared for it.
1 Chronicles 23:26
Also, the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.”