Deuteronomy 31:9
And Moses wrote the words of this law in a book, and gave it to the priests the sons of Levi who bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to the elders of the sons of Israel.
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Numbers 4:15And Aaron and his sons shall finish covering the holy things, and all the holy vessels, when the camp begins to move; and afterwards the sons of Caath shall go in to take up the furniture; but shall not touch the holy things, lest they die: these shall the sons of Caath bear in the tabernacle of witness.
Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand near before the Lord, to minister and bless in his name to this day.
Deuteronomy 31:22And Moses wrote this song in that day, and taught it to the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy 31:25then he charged the Levites who bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,
Joshua 3:3and they charged the people, saying, When ye shall see the ark of the covenant of the Lord our God, and our priests and the Levites bearing it, ye shall depart from your places, and ye shall go after it.
Joshua 6:12And on the second day Joshua rose up in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31:2-9
Solemn Warnings; Joshua Encouraged. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel. 2 And he said unto them, I am a hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the Lord hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 3 The Lord thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the Lord hath said. 4 And the Lord shall do unto them as he did… Read the whole commentary →