Matthew Poole and continuators on Numbers 4:15

15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it : but they shall not touch any holy thing lest they die . These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath, in the tabernacle of the congregation.

To wit, upon their shoulders, not upon carts or wagons, as appears from Numb. 7. 9. the neglect of which order did provoke the Lord, 2 Sam. 6. 6, 7. 1 Chron. 13. 7. and 15. 12, &c. Afterward the Priests themselves, being multiplied, carried these things, as appears from Deut. 31. 9▪ Ios. 3. 6. and 8. 33. 1 Sam. 4. 4. though the Levites also were not excluded, 2 Chron. 5. 5.

Immediately, or before they be covered.

As some did for that sin. See 1 Sam. 6. 19. 2 Sam. 6. 6, 7.

Marginal references: chap. 3. 31.