Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister to him for ever.”
Numbers 3:6 - Revised Standard Version CI “Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Bring the tribe of Levi near and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. American Standard Version (1901) Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. Common English Bible Bring near the tribe of Levi and place them before Aaron the priest. They will assist him. Catholic Public Domain Version "Bring forward the tribe of Levi, and cause them to stand in the sight of Aaron the priest, in order to minister to him. And let them keep watch outside, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him. And let them watch, |
Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister to him for ever.”
“but their duty shall be to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God;
Thus they shall keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and shall attend the sons of Aaron, their brethren, for the service of the house of the Lord.”
These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of Samuel,
My sons, do not now be negligent, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him, and to be his ministers and burn incense to him.”
And they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
So shall you know that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant with Levi may hold, says the Lord of hosts.
“To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, their service in the tent of meeting.
“Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard.
But the Levites were not numbered among the people of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses.
At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to him and to bless in his name, to this day.