Numbers 4:15

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

When the camp is ready to be moved, the Kohathites will be responsible for carrying the sacred objects and the furnishings of the sacred tent. But Aaron and his sons must have already covered those things so the Kohathites won't touch them and die.

Cross References

Numbers 7:9

But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites, because they were in charge of the sacred objects that had to be carried on their shoulders.

Deuteronomy 31:9

Moses wrote down all of these laws and teachings and gave them to the priests and the leaders of Israel. The priests were from the Levi tribe, and they carried the sacred chest that belonged to the Lord.

Numbers 10:21

Next were the Kohathites, carrying the objects for the sacred tent, which was to be set up before they arrived at the new camp.

1 Chronicles 15:2

He said, “Only Levites will be allowed to carry the chest, because the Lord has chosen them to do that work and to serve him forever.”

1 Samuel 6:19

Some of the men of Beth-Shemesh looked inside the sacred chest, and the Lord God killed 70 of them. This made the people of Beth-Shemesh very sad,

1 Chronicles 15:15

on poles that rested on their shoulders, just as the Lord had told Moses to do.

2 Samuel 6:13

The people carrying the chest walked six steps, then David sacrificed an ox and a choice cow.

Joshua 4:10

The army got ready for battle and crossed the Jordan with everyone else. They marched quickly past the sacred chest and into the desert near Jericho. Forty thousand soldiers from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh led the way, as Moses had ordered. The priests stayed right where they were until the people had followed the orders that the Lord had given Moses and Joshua. Then they watched as the priests carried the chest the rest of the way across.

Numbers 3:38

Moses, Aaron, and his sons were to camp in front of the sacred tent, on the east side, and to make sure that the Israelites worshiped in the proper way. Anyone else who tried to do the work of Moses and Aaron was to be put to death.

Exodus 19:12

Warn the people that they are forbidden to touch any part of the mountain. Anyone who does will be put to death,

Leviticus 16:13

There you will present them to me by placing the incense on the coals, so that the place of mercy will be covered with a cloud of smoke. Do this, or you will die right there!

Numbers 1:50

Instead, give them the job of caring for the sacred tent, its furnishings, and the objects used for worship. They will camp around the tent, and whenever you move, they will take it down, carry it to the new camp, and set it up again. Anyone else who tries to go near it must be put to death.

Numbers 4:14

On that cloth will be placed the utensils used at the altar, including the fire pans, the meat forks, the shovels, and the sprinkling bowls. All of this will then be covered with a piece of fine leather, before the carrying poles are put in place.

Numbers 18:3

You must see that they perform their duties. But if they go near any of the sacred objects or the altar, all of you will die.

2 Samuel 15:24

Zadok and Abiathar the priests were there along with several men from the tribe of Levi who were carrying the sacred chest. They set the chest down, and left it there until David and his followers had gone out of the city.

1 Chronicles 23:26

And so, the Levites won't need to move the sacred tent and the things used for worship from place to place.

Exodus 19:21

Then he said, “Moses, go and warn the people not to cross the boundary that you set at the foot of the mountain. They must not cross it to come and look at me, because if they do, many of them will die.

1 Kings 8:3

Then the priests and the Levites carried to the temple the sacred chest, the sacred tent, and the objects used for worship.