22 Bible Verses about Carrying Holy Things
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And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary; the tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.
But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, over all its furnishings and over everything in it. They must carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and they must attend to it and camp around it.
At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord's covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to formulate blessings in his name, as they do to this very day.
Then Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carry the ark of the Lord's covenant, and to all Israel's elders.
he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord's covenant,
The first time you did not carry it; that is why the Lord God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it."
"When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is ready to journey, then the Kohathites will come to carry them; but they must not touch any holy thing, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites with the tent of meeting.
But to the Kohathites he gave none, because the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders, was their responsibility.
Then the tabernacle was dismantled, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.
Then David said, "Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually.
The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had ordered according to the divine command.
So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the items used in its service."
Leave! Leave! Get out of there! Don't touch anything unclean! Get out of it! Stay pure, you who carry the Lord's holy items!
and put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.
The rings are to be close to the frame to provide places for the poles to carry the table.
You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
The poles are to be put into the rings so that the poles will be on two sides of the altar when carrying it.
He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made the altar hollow, out of boards.
You are to make two gold rings for it under its border, on its two flanks; you are to make them on its two sides. The rings will be places for poles to carry it with.
He also made two gold rings for it under its border, on its two sides, on opposite sides, as places for poles to carry it with.
