2 Chronicles 23:18

Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as [it is] written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, [as it was ordained] by David.

Also Jehoiada {H3077} appointed {H7760} the offices {H6486} of the house {H1004} of the LORD {H3068} by the hand {H3027} of the priests {H3548} the Levites {H3881}, whom David {H1732} had distributed {H2505} in the house {H1004} of the LORD {H3068}, to offer {H5927} the burnt offerings {H5930} of the LORD {H3068}, as it is written {H3789} in the law {H8451} of Moses {H4872}, with rejoicing {H8057} and with singing {H7892}, as it was ordained by {H3027} David {H1732}.

Y'hoyada appointed officers for the house of ADONAI under the supervision of the cohanim and L'vi'im, whom David had assigned turns of duty in the house of ADONAI, to offer the burnt offerings of ADONAI, as written in the Torah of Moshe, with rejoicing and singing in keeping with David's orders.

Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.

And Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of Jehovah, to offer the burnt-offerings of Jehovah, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David.

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Cross-References

  • Numbers 28:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Numbers 28:31 (3 votes)

    Ye shall offer [them] beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings.

  • 2 Chronicles 5:5 (3 votes)

    And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that [were] in the tabernacle, these did the priests [and] the Levites bring up.

  • 1 Chronicles 25:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

  • 1 Chronicles 25:31 (2 votes)

    The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:24 (2 votes)

    ¶ These [were] the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; [even] the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.