1 Chronicles 15:15

And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the Lord.

Cross-reference

1 Chronicles 13:10 shows Uzzah struck dead for touching the ark; here they obey the proper method, avoiding God’s wrath.

Exodus 25:12-15 expands on the rings and poles command — the exact method the Levites followed when carrying the ark on their shoulders.

Exodus 37:3–5 Historical context

Exodus 37:3-5 records Bezalel making the rings and poles — the physical items used in the ark's transport here.

Exodus 40:20 Historical context

Exodus 40:20 shows Moses placing the poles into the ark's rings — the same configuration that enabled the Levites to carry it.

Numbers 4:6 Historical context

Numbers 4:6 instructs covering the ark and putting in its poles before transport — a step the Levites here would have followed.

Numbers 4:15 Historical context

Numbers 4:15 specifies that the Kohathites carry the holy things after they are covered — these Levites are fulfilling that role.

Numbers 7:9 Historical context

Numbers 7:9 states the Kohathites carried the holy things on their shoulders — exactly how the Levites carry the ark here.

1 Kings 8:8 Historical context

In 1 Kings 8:8, the ark’s poles reach the sanctuary, confirming the same Mosaic carrying method used here.

2 Chronicles 5:9 Historical context

2 Chronicles 5:9 mirrors 1 Kings 8:8, describing the poles visible in the temple — consistent with the Levite transport here.

Exodus 25:13 Historical context

Exodus 25:13 commands making gold-overlaid poles for the ark — the Levites here follow that exact instruction.

2 Samuel 6:13 records the same ark procession with sacrifices at six steps — a parallel account of this event.