Verse 2

Then David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8804)}, None ought to carry{H5375}{(H8800)} the ark{H727} of God{H430} but the Levites{H3881}: for them hath the LORD{H3068} chosen{H977}{(H8804)} to carry{H5375}{(H8800)} the ark{H727} of God{H430}, and to minister{H8334}{(H8763)} unto him for{H5704} ever{H5769}.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 10:8 : 8 At that time{H6256} the LORD{H3068} separated{H914}{(H8689)} the tribe{H7626} of Levi{H3878}, to bear{H5375}{(H8800)} the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068}, to stand{H5975}{(H8800)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} to minister{H8334}{(H8763)} unto him, and to bless{H1288}{(H8763)} in his name{H8034}, unto this day{H3117}.
  • Deut 31:9 : 9 And Moses{H4872} wrote{H3789}{(H8799)} this law{H8451}, and delivered{H5414}{(H8799)} it unto the priests{H3548} the sons{H1121} of Levi{H3878}, which bare{H5375}{(H8802)} the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068}, and unto all the elders{H2205} of Israel{H3478}.
  • Josh 3:3 : 3 And they commanded{H6680}{(H8762)} the people{H5971}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, When ye see{H7200}{(H8800)} the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, and the priests{H3548} the Levites{H3881} bearing{H5375}{(H8802)} it, then ye shall remove{H5265}{(H8799)} from your place{H4725}, and go{H1980}{(H8804)} after{H310} it.
  • Josh 6:6 : 6 And Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun{H5126} called{H7121}{(H8799)} the priests{H3548}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Take up{H5375}{(H8798)} the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285}, and let seven{H7651} priests{H3548} bear{H5375}{(H8799)} seven{H7651} trumpets{H7782} of rams' horns{H3104} before{H6440} the ark{H727} of the LORD{H3068}.
  • 2 Chr 35:3 : 3 And said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the Levites{H3881} that taught{H995}{(H8688)}{(H8675)}{H4000} all Israel{H3478}, which were holy{H6918} unto the LORD{H3068}, Put{H5414}{(H8798)} the holy{H6944} ark{H727} in the house{H1004} which Solomon{H8010} the son{H1121} of David{H1732} king{H4428} of Israel{H3478} did build{H1129}{(H8804)}; it shall not be a burden{H4853} upon your shoulders{H3802}: serve{H5647}{(H8798)} now the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, and his people{H5971} Israel{H3478},
  • Isa 66:21 : 21 And I will also take{H3947}{(H8799)} of them for priests{H3548} and for Levites{H3881}, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Jer 33:17-22 : 17 For thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; David{H1732} shall never{H3808} want{H3772}{(H8735)} a man{H376} to sit{H3427}{(H8802)} upon the throne{H3678} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}; 18 Neither shall the priests{H3548} the Levites{H3881} want{H3772}{(H8735)} a man{H376} before{H6440} me to offer{H5927}{(H8688)} burnt offerings{H5930}, and to kindle{H6999}{(H8688)} meat offerings{H4503}, and to do{H6213}{(H8802)} sacrifice{H2077} continually{H3117}. 19 And the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came unto Jeremiah{H3414}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, 20 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; If ye can break{H6565}{(H8686)} my covenant{H1285} of the day{H3117}, and my covenant{H1285} of the night{H3915}, and that there should not be day{H3119} and night{H3915} in their season{H6256}; 21 Then may also my covenant{H1285} be broken{H6565}{(H8714)} with David{H1732} my servant{H5650}, that he should not have a son{H1121} to reign{H4427}{(H8802)} upon his throne{H3678}; and with the Levites{H3881} the priests{H3548}, my ministers{H8334}{(H8764)}. 22 As the host{H6635} of heaven{H8064} cannot be numbered{H5608}{(H8735)}, neither the sand{H2344} of the sea{H3220} measured{H4058}{(H8735)}: so will I multiply{H7235}{(H8686)} the seed{H2233} of David{H1732} my servant{H5650}, and the Levites{H3881} that minister{H8334}{(H8764)} unto me.
  • Num 4:2-9 : 2 Take{H5375}{(H8800)} the sum{H7218} of the sons{H1121} of Kohath{H6955} from among{H8432} the sons{H1121} of Levi{H3878}, after their families{H4940}, by the house{H1004} of their fathers{H1}, 3 From thirty{H7970} years{H8141} old{H1121} and upward{H4605} even until fifty{H2572} years{H8141} old{H1121}, all that enter{H935}{(H8802)} into the host{H6635}, to do{H6213}{(H8800)} the work{H4399} in the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}. 4 This shall be the service{H5656} of the sons{H1121} of Kohath{H6955} in the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}, about the most{H6944} holy things{H6944}: 5 And when the camp{H4264} setteth forward{H5265}{(H8800)}, Aaron{H175} shall come{H935}{(H8804)}, and his sons{H1121}, and they shall take down{H3381}{(H8689)} the covering{H4539} vail{H6532}, and cover{H3680}{(H8765)} the ark{H727} of testimony{H5715} with it: 6 And shall put{H5414}{(H8804)} thereon the covering{H3681} of badgers{H8476}' skins{H5785}, and shall spread{H6566}{(H8804)} over{H4605} it a cloth{H899} wholly{H3632} of blue{H8504}, and shall put{H7760}{(H8804)} in the staves{H905} thereof. 7 And upon the table{H7979} of shewbread{H6440} they shall spread{H6566}{(H8799)} a cloth{H899} of blue{H8504}, and put{H5414}{(H8804)} thereon the dishes{H7086}, and the spoons{H3709}, and the bowls{H4518}, and covers{H7184} to cover withal{H5262}: and the continual{H8548} bread{H3899} shall be thereon: 8 And they shall spread{H6566}{(H8804)} upon them a cloth{H899} of scarlet{H8438}{H8144}, and cover{H3680}{(H8765)} the same with a covering{H4372} of badgers{H8476}' skins{H5785}, and shall put{H7760}{(H8804)} in the staves{H905} thereof. 9 And they shall take{H3947}{(H8804)} a cloth{H899} of blue{H8504}, and cover{H3680}{(H8765)} the candlestick{H4501} of the light{H3974}, and his lamps{H5216}, and his tongs{H4457}, and his snuffdishes{H4289}, and all the oil{H8081} vessels{H3627} thereof, wherewith they minister{H8334}{(H8762)} unto it: 10 And they shall put{H5414}{(H8804)} it and all the vessels{H3627} thereof within a covering{H4372} of badgers{H8476}' skins{H5785}, and shall put{H5414}{(H8804)} it upon a bar{H4132}. 11 And upon the golden{H2091} altar{H4196} they shall spread{H6566}{(H8799)} a cloth{H899} of blue{H8504}, and cover{H3680}{(H8765)} it with a covering{H4372} of badgers{H8476}' skins{H5785}, and shall put{H7760}{(H8804)} to the staves{H905} thereof: 12 And they shall take{H3947}{(H8804)} all the instruments{H3627} of ministry{H8335}, wherewith they minister{H8334}{(H8762)} in the sanctuary{H6944}, and put{H5414}{(H8804)} them in a cloth{H899} of blue{H8504}, and cover{H3680}{(H8765)} them with a covering{H4372} of badgers{H8476}' skins{H5785}, and shall put{H5414}{(H8804)} them on a bar{H4132}: 13 And they shall take away the ashes{H1878}{(H8765)} from the altar{H4196}, and spread{H6566}{(H8804)} a purple{H713} cloth{H899} thereon: 14 And they shall put{H5414}{(H8804)} upon it all the vessels{H3627} thereof, wherewith they minister{H8334}{(H8762)} about it, even the censers{H4289}, the fleshhooks{H4207}, and the shovels{H3257}, and the basons{H4219}, all the vessels{H3627} of the altar{H4196}; and they shall spread{H6566}{(H8804)} upon it a covering{H3681} of badgers{H8476}' skins{H5785}, and put{H7760}{(H8804)} to the staves{H905} of it. 15 And when Aaron{H175} and his sons{H1121} have made an end{H3615}{(H8765)} of covering{H3680}{(H8763)} the sanctuary{H6944}, and all the vessels{H3627} of the sanctuary{H6944}, as the camp{H4264} is to set forward{H5265}{(H8800)}; after{H310} that, the sons{H1121} of Kohath{H6955} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} to bear{H5375}{(H8800)} it: but they shall not touch{H5060}{(H8799)} any holy thing{H6944}, lest they die{H4191}{(H8804)}. These things are the burden{H4853} of the sons{H1121} of Kohath{H6955} in the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}.
  • Num 4:19-20 : 19 But thus do{H6213}{(H8798)} unto them, that they may live{H2421}{(H8804)}, and not die{H4191}{(H8799)}, when they approach{H5066}{(H8800)} unto the most{H6944} holy things{H6944}: Aaron{H175} and his sons{H1121} shall go in{H935}{(H8799)}, and appoint{H7760}{(H8804)} them every{H376} one{H376} to his service{H5656} and to his burden{H4853}: 20 But they shall not go in{H935}{(H8799)} to see{H7200}{(H8800)} when the holy things{H6944} are covered{H1104}{(H8763)}, lest they die{H4191}{(H8804)}.
  • Num 7:9 : 9 But unto the sons{H1121} of Kohath{H6955} he gave{H5414}{(H8804)} none{H3808}: because the service{H5656} of the sanctuary{H6944} belonging unto them was that they should bear{H5375}{(H8799)} upon their shoulders{H3802}.
  • Num 8:13-14 : 13 And thou shalt set{H5975}{(H8689)} the Levites{H3881} before{H6440} Aaron{H175}, and before{H6440} his sons{H1121}, and offer{H5130}{(H8689)} them for an offering{H8573} unto the LORD{H3068}. 14 Thus shalt thou separate{H914}{(H8689)} the Levites{H3881} from among{H8432} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}: and the Levites{H3881} shall be mine.
  • Num 8:24-26 : 24 This is it that belongeth unto the Levites{H3881}: from twenty{H6242} and five{H2568} years{H8141} old{H1121} and upward{H4605} they shall go in{H935}{(H8799)} to wait{H6633}{(H8800)}{H6635} upon the service{H5656} of the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}: 25 And from the age{H1121} of fifty{H2572} years{H8141} they shall cease{H7725}{(H8799)} waiting{H6635} upon the service{H5656} thereof, and shall serve{H5647}{(H8799)} no more: 26 But shall minister{H8334}{(H8765)} with their brethren{H251} in the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}, to keep{H8104}{(H8800)} the charge{H4931}, and shall do{H5647}{(H8799)} no service{H5656}. Thus shalt thou do{H6213}{(H8799)} unto the Levites{H3881} touching their charge{H4931}.
  • Num 18:1-8 : 1 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Aaron{H175}, Thou and thy sons{H1121} and thy father's{H1} house{H1004} with thee shall bear{H5375}{(H8799)} the iniquity{H5771} of the sanctuary{H4720}: and thou and thy sons{H1121} with thee shall bear{H5375}{(H8799)} the iniquity{H5771} of your priesthood{H3550}. 2 And thy brethren{H251} also of the tribe{H4294} of Levi{H3878}, the tribe{H7626} of thy father{H1}, bring{H7126}{(H8685)} thou with thee, that they may be joined{H3867}{(H8735)} unto thee, and minister{H8334}{(H8762)} unto thee: but thou and thy sons{H1121} with thee shall minister before{H6440} the tabernacle{H168} of witness{H5715}. 3 And they shall keep{H8104}{(H8804)} thy charge{H4931}, and the charge{H4931} of all the tabernacle{H168}: only they shall not come nigh{H7126}{(H8799)} the vessels{H3627} of the sanctuary{H6944} and the altar{H4196}, that neither they, nor ye also, die{H4191}{(H8799)}. 4 And they shall be joined{H3867}{(H8738)} unto thee, and keep{H8104}{(H8804)} the charge{H4931} of the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}, for all the service{H5656} of the tabernacle{H168}: and a stranger{H2114}{(H8801)} shall not come nigh{H7126}{(H8799)} unto you. 5 And ye shall keep{H8104}{(H8804)} the charge{H4931} of the sanctuary{H6944}, and the charge{H4931} of the altar{H4196}: that there be no wrath{H7110} any more upon the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}. 6 And I, behold, I have taken{H3947}{(H8804)} your brethren{H251} the Levites{H3881} from among{H8432} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}: to you they are given{H5414}{(H8803)} as a gift{H4979} for the LORD{H3068}, to do{H5647}{(H8800)} the service{H5656} of the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}. 7 Therefore thou and thy sons{H1121} with thee shall keep{H8104}{(H8799)} your priest's office{H3550} for every thing{H1697} of the altar{H4196}, and within{H1004} the vail{H6532}; and ye shall serve{H5647}{(H8804)}: I have given{H5414}{(H8799)} your priest's office{H3550} unto you as a service{H5656} of gift{H4979}: and the stranger{H2114}{(H8801)} that cometh nigh{H7131} shall be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}. 8 And the LORD{H3068} spake{H1696}{(H8762)} unto Aaron{H175}, Behold, I also have given{H5414}{(H8804)} thee the charge{H4931} of mine heave offerings{H8641} of all the hallowed things{H6944} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}; unto thee have I given{H5414}{(H8804)} them by reason of the anointing{H4888}, and to thy sons{H1121}, by an ordinance{H2706} for ever{H5769}.