2 Chronicles 8:14

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Summary

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.

The courses

Luke 1:5

The levites

The porters

1 Chronicles 9:17

1 Chronicles 26:1

So had david the man of god commanded

Acts 13:22

Bible References

The courses

All the priests who were present had performed the ceremonies to make themselves holy to God without regard to staying in their divisions.

You must do this: One third of you, the priests and Levites who are on duty on the day of worship, must guard the gates.

Hezekiah assigned the priests and the Levites to divisions. Each priest or Levite was put in a division based on the service he performed. The services included: sacrificing burnt offerings, sacrificing fellowship offerings, serving, giving thanks, or praising within the gates of Jehovah's camp.

The divisions of Aaron's descendants were as follows: Aaron's sons were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a priest named Zechariah. He was of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth.

The levites

Thus the service was prepared. The priests took their positions with the Levites according to their divisions, as the king had ordered.

These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of Jehovah after the ark came to rest there.

David told the Levite leaders to appoint some of their brothers to serve as musicians. They were expected to play music on harps, lyres, and cymbals to produce joyful music for singing.

David appointed some Levites to serve in front of Jehovah's Ark by offering prayers, thanks, and praise to Jehovah the God of Israel.

The following men were leaders for Levi's descendants from Kohath: Jehdeiah for Amram's descendants through Shubael,

They put the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their order, for the worship of God at Jerusalem. This is recorded in the book of Moses.

The porters

The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their brothers, Shallum their chief

The divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

So had david the man of god commanded

These are the blessings that Moses, the man of God, pronounced on the people of Israel before he died:

The Spirit of Jehovah spoke through me. His word was on my tongue.

A man of God from Judah went to Bethel. He arrived there while Jeroboam was at the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

David said: All this was written for me by Jehovah's hand. He made all the details of the plan clear to me.

When he removed him, he made David their king. He testified about him when he said: I found David the son of Jesse is a man after my own heart. He will do my will.