1 Chronicles 15:2

Modern English Version

Then David said, “No one may carry the ark of God except the Levites since the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before Him always.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:13

When those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had taken six steps, David would sacrifice an ox and a fattened steer.

2 Chronicles 35:3

And he said to the Levites who gave insight to all Israel and were consecrated to the Lord, “Set the holy ark in the house that Solomon, the son of David and king of Israel, built. You should not carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and His people Israel.

Exodus 25:14

You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.

Isaiah 66:21

I will also take some of them for priests and for Levites, says the Lord.

Numbers 3:6

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, and they will minister to him.

Numbers 3:9

You will give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him from the Israelites.

Numbers 7:9

But to the sons of Kohath he gave none because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should carry on their shoulders.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to Him, and to bless in His name, to this day.

Deuteronomy 31:9

Moses wrote this law and delivered it to the priests, the sons of Levi who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.

Joshua 3:3

They commanded the people, “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God and the Levite priests carrying it, then you shall set out from where you are and go behind it.

Joshua 6:6

So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant. Seven priests bearing seven ram’s horn trumpets shall be in front of the ark of the Lord.”