- the Levites:
- Probably the Levites, of the family of Kohath, carried the ark into the courts of the temple; and then the priests conveyed it into its proper place. "And when Aaronª and his sonsª have made an endª° of coveringª°¹ the sanctuary,ª and all¹ the vesselsª of the sanctuary,ª as the campª is to set forward;ª° afterª that,¹ the sonsª of Kohathª shall comeª° to bearª° [it]: but they shall not¹ touchª°¹ [any] holy thing,ª lest they die.ª° These¹ [things are] the burdenª of the sonsª of Kohathª in the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {Num 4:15} + "And Joshuaª spakeª° unto¹ the priests,ª saying,ª° Take upª°¹ the arkª of the covenant,ª and pass overª° beforeª the people.ª And they took upª°¹ the arkª of the covenant,ª and went²°¹ beforeª the people.ª" {Jsh 3:6} + "And Joshuaª the sonª of Nunª calledª°¹ the priests,ª and saidª° unto¹ them, Take upª°¹ the arkª of the covenant,ª and let¹ sevenª priestsª bearª° sevenª trumpetsª of rams' hornsª beforeª the arkª of the LORD.ª" {Jsh 6:6} + "And all¹ the eldersª of Israelª came,ª° and the priestsª took upª°¹ the ark.ª" {1Kg 8:3} + "Then¹ Davidª said,ª° None¹ ought to carryª°¹ the arkª of Godª but¹¹ the Levites:ª for¹ them hath the LORDª chosenª° to carryª°¹ the arkª of God,ª and to ministerª° unto him for² ever.ª¹" {1Ch 15:2} + "And saidª° unto them, Ye¹ [are] the chiefª of the fathersª of the Levites:ª sanctify²° yourselves,¹ [both] ye¹ and your brethren,ª that ye may bring upª°¹ the arkª of the LORDª Godª of Israelª unto¹ [the place that] I have preparedª° for it. ... So the priestsª and the Levitesª sanctified²° themselves¹ to bring upª°¹ the arkª of the LORDª Godª of Israel.ª" {1Ch 15:12-14}
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