22 Bible Verses about Carrying Holy Things
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And the Kohathites moved forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the others did set up the tabernacle before they came.
But you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
That Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
For because you did it not at the first, the LORD our God broke forth upon us, for we sought him not about the proper order.
And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, as the camp is to move forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting.
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear them upon their shoulders.
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari moved forward, bearing the tabernacle.
Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them has the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him forever.
And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the its poles, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.
And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
Depart you, depart you, go out from there, touch no unclean thing; go out of the midst of her; be you clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.
And you shall put the poles into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
Close to the border shall the rings be for places for the poles to bear the table.
And you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
And the poles shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
And he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it; he made the altar hollow with boards.
And two golden rings shall you make for it under its molding, by its two corners, upon the two sides of it shall you make it; and they shall be places for the poles with which to bear it.
And he made two rings of gold for it under its molding, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides of it, to be places for the poles to bear it.