1 Chronicles 15:2 states the Levitical rule for carrying the ark, the proper procedure that was disregarded.

1 Chronicles 13:7-8 describes the first failed attempt (Uzzah's error) — the reason David now insists on proper consecration.

1 Chronicles 13:10 records Uzzah's death as a direct result of God's anger, explaining why the Lord 'broke out'.

1 Chronicles 13:11 shows David's angry reaction to the judgment, revealing the human response to God's discipline.

Numbers 4:15 commands the Kohathites to carry the holy things on their shoulders, the rule violated when the ark was carted.

Numbers 7:9 reiterates that the Kohathites were to carry the holy things on the shoulder, emphasizing the proper method.

Deuteronomy 31:9 depicts the Levites carrying the ark, establishing the precedent that David later restored.

2 Samuel 6:3 recounts the first attempt using a new cart, the very event whose failure is referenced here.

2 Samuel 6:7 parallels the same divine judgment on Uzzah for touching the ark, providing an alternate account.

Exodus 19:22 warns priests to consecrate themselves lest God break out against them — the same phrase and principle of approaching God with reverence was violated here.

Leviticus 10:2 records God consuming Nadab and Abihu for unauthorized worship — a direct parallel to the judgment here when proper order was not followed.

Leviticus 10:3 declares that God must be sanctified by those who come near — the failure to treat God as holy in carrying the ark led to judgment here.

Numbers 17:13 expresses fear of death for approaching God's tabernacle — the same danger realized here when proper order was neglected.

2 Samuel 6:8 records David's anger at the outbreak, mirroring his reaction in 1 Chronicles 13:11.