Num 1:53, 1Ki 8:4, 1Ch 9:27 | ESV | STEP | But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony , so that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel . And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony .

b ch. 3:7, 8, 38; 8:26; 9:19, 23; 18:3-5; 31:30, 47; 1 Chr. 23:32; [2 Chr. 13:11]

Numbers 1:53

53 But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no ^awrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. ^bAnd the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.”

1 Kings 8:4

4 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, ^cthe tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up.

1 Chronicles 9:27

27 And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and ^dthey had charge of opening it every morning.