9But 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.
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For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: …
And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.
And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)Here is the offering of the princes to the service of the tabernacle. Observe, I. When it was; not till it was fully set up , Num. 7:1. When all things were done both about the tabernacle itself, and the camp of Israel which surrounded it, according to the directions given, then they began their presents, probably about the eighth day of the second month. Note, Necessary observances must always ta…
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