1 Chronicles 15:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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 for ever.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:13

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

2 Chronicles 35:3

He called together the Levites who served the LORD and who taught the people his laws, and he said: No longer will you have to carry the sacred chest from place to place. It will stay in the temple built by King Solomon son of David, where you will serve the LORD and his people Israel.

Exodus 25:14

and put them through the rings, so the chest can be carried by the poles.

Isaiah 66:21

I promise that some of them will be priests and others will be helpers in my temple. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Numbers 3:6

Assign the Levi tribe to Aaron the priest. They will be his assistants

Numbers 3:9

They are assigned to help Aaron and his sons,

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 10:8

After I put the two stones in the sacred chest, the LORD chose the tribe of Levi, not only to carry the chest, but also to serve as his priests at the place of worship and to bless the other tribes in his name. And they still do these things.

Deuteronomy 31:9

Moses wrote down all 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.

Joshua 3:3

shouting, “When you see some of the priests carrying the sacred chest, you'll know it is time to cross to the other side. You've never been there before, and you won't know the way, unless you follow the chest. But don't get too close! Stay about a kilometre back.”

Joshua 6:6

Joshua called the priests together and said, “Take the chest and make seven priests carry trumpets and march ahead of it.”