Text: 1 Chronicles 15:13-15
OT Text Referred to: Numbers 4:4-15
Subject: Levites carry the ark on their shoulders (B)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: After the disaster with Uzzah, the Chronicler records David's recognition that the ark must be carried by the Levites "on their shoulders" (bakkatheph) using poles, as prescribed in Numbers 4:4-15 for the Kohathites. David explicitly states that the first attempt failed "because you did not carry it—we did not seek Him according to the ordinance" (kemishpat). The verbal and conceptual link to Numbers 4's detailed instructions for transporting holy objects underscores the Chronicler's emphasis that even the king must submit to Mosaic Torah regarding the handling of sacred things.
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Text: Numbers 4:4-15
OT Text Referred to: 1 Chronicles 15:13-15
Subject: ark transportation corrected by Mosaic law
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Numbers 4:4-15 provides detailed instructions for transporting the ark and holy objects: Aaron and his sons must first cover the ark, then the Kohathites may carry it, but they must never touch the holy things directly "or they will die." 1 Chronicles 15:13-15 records David's second, successful ark transfer: "Because you Levites did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God burst forth against us." The Levites then "carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD." The Chronicler's explicit citation of "Moses" and "the word of the LORD" identifies Numbers 4 as the authoritative text David failed to consult during the first attempt, which resulted in Uzzah's death (2 Sam 6:7).
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Text: Numbers 4:4
OT Text Referred to: 1 Chronicles 15:13
Subject: ark transportation protocol
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Numbers 4:4 assigns the Kohathites responsibility for "the most holy things" of the tabernacle, with specific protocols for transporting the ark. 1 Chronicles 15:13 reveals what happened when this protocol was violated: David confesses after Uzzah's death, "Because you Levites did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God burst forth against us, because we did not seek Him according to the ordinance" (כַּמִּשְׁפָּט, kammishpat). The Chronicler explicitly attributes the disaster of 2 Samuel 6 to failure to follow the Numbers 4 transportation regulations. David's correction -- having the Levites carry the ark on poles (1 Chr 15:15) -- demonstrates that the Numbers protocols were not optional antiquities but binding divine ordinances with lethal consequences for violation.