Numbers 4:12

And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar:

Cross-reference

Numbers 4:7 Parallel

Numbers 4:7 covers the showbread table with blue cloth and leather — the same method used for the sanctuary articles here.

In Numbers 4:13, the altar is covered with purple cloth, while here utensils are covered with blue cloth — same covering ritual for different items.

Numbers 3:8 Parallel

Numbers 3:8 assigns Levites all tabernacle furnishings — this verse details one part of that general duty.

2 Kings 25:14 lists bronze pots, shovels, and dishes taken from the temple—the same types of service articles described here, showing their later plunder.

2 Kings 25:15 records gold and silver censers and bowls looted from the temple, paralleling the sacred vessels here and highlighting their eventual loss.

1 Chronicles 9:29 assigns Levites to care for the sacred furnishings and articles, mirroring the Kohathites' responsibility to transport such items here.

2 Chronicles 4:11 records Hiram making bronze pots, shovels, and basins for Solomon's temple—the same kind of ministering vessels as those carried here.

2 Chronicles 4:16 lists more bronze articles (pots, shovels, forks) made for the temple, directly corresponding to the service vessels described here.

2 Chronicles 4:22 details gold lampstands, tongs, and bowls made for the temple, matching the types of ministering vessels transported here.

Exodus 25:9 Historical context

Exodus 25:9 provides the divine pattern for the tabernacle and all its furnishings, establishing the origin of the sacred vessels transported here.

2 Chronicles 4:19 Related theme

2 Chronicles 4:19 catalogs all temple furnishings including the golden altar and tables, a broader category that encompasses the sacred articles here.