the Levites: Probably the Levites, of the family of Kohath, carried the ark into the courts of the temple; and then the priests conveyed it into its proper place. Num 4:15, Jos 3:6, Jos 6:6, 1Ki 8:3, 1Ch 15:2, 1Ch 15:12-14 Reciprocal: Deu 10:8 - bear