None ought to carry the ark of God, but the Levites] Heb. It is not to carry the ark of God, but for the Levites, Num. 4. 2, 15. Deuteronomy 10:8. but the Levites] And they priests (Deuteronomy 31:9. Joshua 3:3.) and that upon their shoulders, v. 15. Numbers 7:9. 2 Chronicles 35:3. Not on a cart, as chap. 13. 7. for the better carrying of it on mens shoulders, the ark had four rings, and two staves, Exodus 25:12-13. for ever] So long as that kinde of ministery lasted.