Text: 1 Chronicles 15:1-16
OT Text Referred to: 2 Samuel 6:12-23
Subject: ark brought to Jerusalem with Levitical worship
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: 2 Samuel 6:12-23 narrates the ark's entry into Jerusalem, David's dancing, Michal's contempt, and the resulting barrenness. 1 Chronicles 15:1-16 provides an extensive prologue absent from Samuel, detailing David's Levitical preparations: "No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD chose them to carry the ark" (1 Chr 15:2). This reflects the lesson learned from Uzzah's death — the Chronicler explicitly attributes the prior disaster to not seeking God "according to the prescribed way" (כַּמִּשְׁפָּט, kammishpat, 1 Chr 15:13). The Chronicler omits the Michal episode entirely, focusing instead on the elaborate musical and Levitical arrangements that would become the template for temple worship. This editorial choice demonstrates the Chronicler's primary concern with worship order over court drama.