Numbers 4:4-15

Duties of the Kohathites

⁴ This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: _c the most holy things. ⁵ When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down _d the veil of the screen and cover _e the ark of the testimony with it. ⁶ Then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin ₁ and spread on top of that a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its _f poles. ⁷ And over the _g table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue and put on it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; _h the regular showbread also shall be on it. ⁸ Then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall _i put in its poles. ⁹ And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover _j the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied. ¹⁰ And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame. ¹¹ And over _k the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. ¹² And they shall take all _l the vessels of the service that are used in the sanctuary and put them in a cloth of blue and cover them with a covering of goatskin and put them on the carrying frame. ¹³ And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. ¹⁴ And they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the fire pans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. ¹⁵ And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that _m the sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, _n but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry.

1. Cross References
   Numbers 4:19
   But deal thus with them, that they may live and not die when they come near to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them each to his task and to his burden.
   
2. Cross References
   Exodus 26:31
   And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
   
3. Cross References
   Exodus 25:10
   They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
   Exodus 25:16
   And you shall put into the ark the testimony that I shall give you.
   
4. Cross References
   Exodus 25:13
   You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
   
5. Cross References
   Exodus 25:23
   You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
   Exodus 25:29 - 30
   And you shall make its plates and dishes for incense, and its flagons and bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold.
   Exodus 37:16
   And he made the vessels of pure gold that were to be on the table, its plates and dishes for incense, and its bowls and flagons with which to pour drink offerings.
   Leviticus 24:6
   And you shall set them in two piles, six in a pile, on the table of pure gold before the Lord.
   Leviticus 24:8
   Every Sabbath day Aaron shall arrange it before the Lord regularly; it is from the people of Israel as a covenant forever.
   
6. Cross References
   2 Chronicles 2:4
   Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the Lord my God and dedicate it to him for the burning of incense of sweet spices before him, and for the regular arrangement of the showbread, and for burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths and the new moons and the appointed feasts of the Lord our God, as ordained forever for Israel.
   
7. Cross References
   Exodus 25:15
   The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.
   Exodus 25:28
   You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, and the table shall be carried with these.
   
8. Cross References
   Exodus 25:31 - 39
   You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand shall be made of hammered work: its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.
   
9. Cross References
   Exodus 30:1
   You shall make an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.
   Exodus 30:3
   You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And you shall make a molding of gold around it.
   
10. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 9:28 - 29
    Some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they were required to count them when they were brought in and taken out.
    
11. Cross References
    Numbers 7:9
    But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because they were charged with the service of the holy things that had to be carried on the shoulder.
    Numbers 10:21
    Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things, and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival.
    Deuteronomy 31:9
    Then Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.
    
12. Cross References
    2 Samuel 6:6 - 7
    And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.
    1 Chronicles 13:9 - 10
    And when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah put out his hand to take hold of the ark, for the oxen stumbled.