He waited seven more days and then sent out the dove again from the ark.

Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; Obed-Edom and Jehiel were also guardians ¹  of the ark.

he ¹  commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant,

Look! The ark of the covenant of the Ruler ¹  of the whole earth is ready to enter the Jordan ahead of you.

“Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenantal laws ¹  to come up from the Jordan.”

Bright and early the next morning Joshua had the priests pick up the ark of the Lord. ¹ 

The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were killed.

She said, “The glory has departed from Israel, because the ark of God has been captured.”

Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, where they positioned it beside Dagon.

When the ark of the Lord had been in the land ¹  of the Philistines for seven months, ² 

So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and remained there.

He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord could be placed there.

The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of God’s covenant.

Then the people ¹  of Kiriath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord; they brought it to the house of Abinadab located on the hill. They consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord.

Zadok and all the Levites who were with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. When they positioned the ark of God, Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had finished leaving ¹  the city.

So Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring near the ephod,” ¹  for he was at that time wearing the ephod. ² 

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung ¹  the protecting curtain, ²  and shielded the ark of the testimony from view, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and instructed them, “Pick up the ark of the covenant, and seven priests must carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the Lord.”