15 And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, ^xas Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord.

3 And he said to the Levites who ^ptaught all Israel and who were holy to the Lord, ^q“Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. ^rYou need not carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel.