Bible Cross References
the Kohathites
Numbers 2:17
Then, between the first two divisions and the last two the Levites are to march carrying the Tent. Each division shall march in the same order as they camp, each in position under its banner.
Numbers 3:27-32
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The clan of Kohath was composed of the families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
28
The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 8,600.
29
This clan was to camp on the south side of the Tent,
30
with Elizaphan son of Uzziel as chief of the clan.
31
They were responsible for the Covenant Box, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils the priests use in the Holy Place, and the curtain at the entrance to the Most Holy Place. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items.
32
The chief of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was in charge of those who carried out the duties in the Holy Place.
Numbers 4:4-16
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Their service involves the most holy things.
5
The LORD gave Moses the following instructions. When it is time to break camp, Aaron and his sons shall enter the Tent, take down the curtain in front of the Covenant Box, and cover the Box with it.
6
They shall put a fine leather cover over it, spread a cloth of solid blue on top, and then insert the carrying poles.
7
They shall spread a blue cloth over the table for the bread offered to the LORD and put on it the dishes, the incense bowls, the offering bowls, and the jars for the wine offering. There shall always be bread on the table.
8
They shall spread a red cloth over all of this, put a fine leather cover over it, and then insert the carrying poles.
9
They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand, with its lamps, tongs, trays, and all the olive oil containers.
10
They shall wrap it and all its equipment in a fine leather cover and place it on a carrying frame.
11
Next they shall spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, put a fine leather cover over it, and then insert the carrying poles.
12
They shall take all the utensils used in the Holy Place, wrap them in a blue cloth, put a fine leather cover over them, and place them on a carrying frame.
13
They shall remove the greasy ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.
14
They shall put on it all the equipment used in the service at the altar: fire pans, hooks, shovels, and basins. Then they shall put a fine leather cover over it and insert the carrying poles.
15
When it is time to break camp, the clan of Kohath shall come to carry the sacred objects only after Aaron and his sons have finished covering them and all their equipment. The Kohath clan must not touch the sacred objects, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohath clan whenever the Tent is moved.
16
Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall be responsible for the whole Tent and for the oil for the lamps, the incense, the grain offerings, the anointing oil, and everything else in the Tent that has been consecrated to the LORD.
Numbers 7:9
But Moses gave no wagons or oxen to the Kohathites, because the sacred objects they took care of had to be carried on their shoulders.
1 Chronicles 15:2
Then he said, "Only Levites should carry the Covenant Box, because they are the ones the LORD chose to carry it and to serve him forever."
1 Chronicles 15:12-15
12
He said to the Levites, "You are the leaders of the Levite clans. Purify yourselves and your fellow Levites, so that you can bring the Covenant Box of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.
13
Because you were not there to carry it the first time, the LORD our God punished us for not worshiping him as we should have done."
14
Then the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to move the Covenant Box of the LORD God of Israel.
15
The Levites carried it on poles on their shoulders, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
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Numbers 10:17
Then the Tent would be taken down, and the clans of Gershon and Merari, who carried it, would start out.
Numbers 1:51
Whenever you move your camp, the Levites shall take the Tent down and set it up again at each new campsite. Anyone else who comes near the Tent shall be put to death.