Then David said, “No one ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites. For YHWH has chosen them to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him forever.”
At that time YHWH set apart the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of YHWH’s covenant, to stand before YHWH to minister to ʜɪᴍ, and to bless in ʜɪꜱ name, to this day.
Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, “Y’all pick up the ark of the covenant, and have seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark of YHWH.”
and they commanded the people, saying, “When y’all see the ark of the covenant of YHWH y’all’s God, and the Levitical priests carrying it, y’all are to set out from y’all’s place and follow it.
He said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to YHWH, “Y’all are to put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built. It will no longer be a burden on y’all’s shoulders. Now serve YHWH y’all’s God and ʜɪꜱ people Israel.