2 Chronicles 8:14

In keeping with the decrees of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests to their work, and the Levites to their positions, in order to praise God and to serve before the priests, as the daily schedule required. He also appointed the gatekeepers by their divisions to every gate, for David, the man of God, had also commanded this.

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And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

In Context

13He offered sacrifices just as the daily schedule required; he offered them, following the directions found in the commandment of Moses, on the Sabbath days, the new moons, and on the set festivals three times every year: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Shelters.

15These people did not deviate from the commands of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the storerooms.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death.

1 Kings 13:1A man of God came out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.

1 Chronicles 9:17The doorkeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their descendants. Shallum was their leader.

1 Chronicles 15:16David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to assign their brothers to be musicians with musical instruments, stringed instruments, harps and cymbals, playing loudly and joyfully lifting up their voices.

1 Chronicles 16:42Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of those who played trumpets, cymbals, and the other instruments for the sacred music. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the gate.

1 Chronicles 23:6He divided them into groups that corresponded to Levi's sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 8:13-18

Solomon's Devotion. ( b. c. 992.) 12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the Lord on the altar of the Lord , which he had built before the porch, 13 Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles. 14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the… Read the whole commentary →

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