Numbers 7:9
“But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.”
Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
And the Lord said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
Cross-References
“And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.”
“And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.”
“And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.”
“This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:”
“And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.”