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 Iehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the Priests the Leuites, whom Dauid had *distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offrings of the LORD, as it is written in the *Law of Moses, with reioycing and with singing, as it was ordeined †by Dauid.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. by the hands of Dauid.
- *Cross-reference1.Chro. 24.1.
- *Cross-referenceNum. 28.2.
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- 2 Chronicles 5:5Rank 1 from verse 18
5And 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.
5And they brought vp the Arke, and the tabernacle of the Congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the Priests and the Leuites bring vp.
- Numbers 28:1–31Rank 2 from verse 18
1AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.
3And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
4The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;
5And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.
6It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.
7And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lord for a drink offering.
8And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
9¶ And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:
10This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
11¶ And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;
12And three tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram;
13And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.
14And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.
15And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the Lord shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
16And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the Lord.
17And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.
18In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:
19But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish:
20And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram;
21A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
22And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.
23Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering.
24After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
25And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.
26¶ Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the Lord, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:
27But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;
28And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram,
29A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs;
30And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.
31Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings.
1¶ And the LORD spake vnto Moses, saying,
2Command the children of Israel, and say vnto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices, made by fire for a †sweet sauour vnto mee, shall yee obserue, to offer vnto me, in their due season.
3And thou shalt say vnto them, *This is the offering made by fire, which ye shall offer vnto the LORD: Two lambes of the first yeere without spot †day by day, for a continuall burnt offering.
4The one lambe shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lambe shalt thou offer †at Euen.
5And a tenth part of an Ephah of flowre for a *meate offering, mingled with the fourth part of an *Hyn of beaten oyle.
6 It is a continuall burnt offering which was ordeined in mount Sinai for a sweete sauour, a sacrifice made by fire vnto the LORD.
7And the drinke offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an Hyn for the one lambe: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to bee powred vnto the LORD for a drinke offring.
8And the other lambe shalt thou offer at Euen: as the meate offring of the morning, and as the drinke offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire of a sweet sauour vnto the LORD.
9¶ And on the Sabbath day, two lambes of the first yeere without spot, and two tenth deales of flowre for a meate offering mingled with oyle, and the drinke offering thereof.
10 This is the burnt offring of euery Sabbath, beside the continuall burnt offering, and his drinke offering.
11¶ And in the beginnings of your moneths, ye shall offer a burnt offering vnto the LORD: Two yong bullocks and one ramme, seuen lambs of the first yeere, without spot,
12And three tenth deales of flowre for a meate offering, mingled with oyle, for one bullocke, and two tenth deales of flowre for a meat offering, mingled with oyle, for one ramme:
13And a seueral tenth deale of flowre mingled with oyle for a meate offering, vnto one lambe, for a burnt offering of a sweet sauour, a sacrifice made by fire vnto the LORD.
14And their drinke offerings shal be halfe an Hin of wine vnto a bullocke, and the third part of an Hin vnto a ramme, and a fourth part of an Hin vnto a lambe: This is the burnt offring of euery moneth, throughout the moneths of the yeere.
15And one kidde of the goates for a sinne offering vnto the LORD shalbe offered, besides the continuall burnt offring and his drinke offering.
16*And in the fourteenth day of the first moneth, is the Passeouer of the LORD.
17And in the fifteenth day of this moneth is the feast: seuen dayes shall vnleauened bread be eaten.
18In the *first day shall bee an holy conuocation, yee shall doe no maner of seruile worke therein.
19But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering vnto the LORD, two yong bullockes, and one ramme, and seuen lambes of the first yeere: they shall be vnto you without blemish.
20And their meate offering shall be of flowre mingled with oyle: three tenth deales shall ye offer for a bullocke, and two tenth deales for a ramme.
21A seuerall tenth deale shalt thou offer for euery lambe, throughout the seuen lambes:
22And one goat for a sinne offering, to make an atonement for you.
23Ye shal offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continuall burnt offering.
24After this maner yee shall offer dayly throughout the seuen dayes, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet sauour vnto the LORD: it shal be offred beside the continuall burnt offring, and his drinke offering.
25And on the seuenth day yee shall haue an holy conuocation: yee shall doe no seruile worke.
26¶ Also in the day of the first fruits when ye bring a new meat offering vnto the LORD, after your weekes bee out: ye shall haue an holy conuocation, ye shall doe no seruile worke.
27But yee shall offer the burnt offering for a sweete sauour vnto the LORD, two yong bullockes, one ramme, seuen lambes of the first yeere.
28And their meat offering of flowre mingled with oyle, three tenth deales vnto one bullocke, two tenth deales vnto one ramme,
29A seuerall tenth deale vnto one lambe, thorowout the seuen lambes,
30 And one kidde of the goates, to make an atonement for you.
31Ye shall offer them besides the continuall burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be vnto you without blemish) and their drinke offerings.
- 1 Chronicles 23:1–24Rank 3 from verse 18
1SO when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2¶ And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges:
5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7¶ Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
8The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
10And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.
12¶ The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
14Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
15The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
16Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
17And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
19Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
21¶ The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
23The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24¶ 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.
1¶ So *when Dauid was old and full of dayes, he made Solomon his sonne king ouer Israel.
2¶ And he gathered together all the Princes of Israel, with the Priests and the Leuites.
3Now the Leuites were numbred from the age of thirtie *yeeres and vpward: and their number, by their polles, man by man, was thirtie and eight thousand.
4Of which, twentie and foure thousand were ‖to set forward the work of the house of the LORD: and sixe thousand were Officers and Iudges.
5Moreouer, foure thousand were porters, and foure thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made ( said Dauid) to praise therewith.
6And *Dauid diuided them into †courses among the sonnes of Leui, namely Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7¶ Of the *Gershonites were ‖Laadan, and Shimei.
8The sonnes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, and Zetham, and Ioel, three.
9The sonnes of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chiefe of the fathers of Laadan.
10And the sonnes of Shimei were: Iahath, ‖Zina, and Ieush, and Beriah. These foure were the sonnes of Shimei.
11And Iahath was the chiefe, and Ziza the second: but Ieush and Beriah †had not many sonnes: therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their fathers house.
12¶ The sonnes of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, foure.
13The sonnes of *Amram: Aaron and Moses: and *Aaron was separated, that he should sanctifie the most holy things, he and his sonnes for euer, to burne incense before the LORD, to minister vnto him, and to blesse in his Name for euer.
14*Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sonnes were named of the tribe of Leui.
15The sonnes of Moses were: *Gershom and Eliezer.
16Of the sonnes of Gershom Shebuel was the chiefe.
17And the sonnes of Eliezer were: *Rehabiah ‖the chiefe. And Eliezer had none other sonnes: but the sonnes of Rehabiah †were very many.
18Of the sonnes of Izhar, Shelomith the chiefe.
19Of the sonnes of Hebron, Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekamiam the fourth.
20Of the sonnes of Uzziel: Michah the first, and Iesiah the second.
21¶ The sonnes of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sonnes of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22And Eleazar died, and had no sonnes but daughters: and their ‖brethren the sonnes of Kish tooke them.
23The sonnes of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three.
24¶ These were the sonnes of *Leui after the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polles, that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the LORD, from the age of *twentie yeeres and vpward.
- 1 Chronicles 23:28–31Rank 4 from verse 18
28Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
29Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;
30And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even;
31And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the Lord:
28Because †their office was to wait on the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the worke of the seruice of the house of God:
29Both for the *shew-bread, and for the fine floure for meat offering, and for the vnleauened cakes, and for that which is baked in the ‖panne, and for that which is fried, and for all maner of measures and size:
30And to stand euery morning to thanke and praise the LORD, and likewise at Euen:
31And to offer all burnt sacrifices vnto the LORD in the Sabbaths, in the new moones, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded vnto them continually before the LORD:
- 1 Chronicles 25:1–31Rank 5 from verse 18
1MOREOVER 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:
2Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
5All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
7So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
8¶ And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
11The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
12The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
13The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
14The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
15The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
18The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
20The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
27The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
31The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
1¶ Moreouer Dauid and the captaines of the hoste separated to the seruice of the sonnes of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Ieduthun, who should prophesie with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen, according to their seruice, was:
2Of the sonnes of Asaph: Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and †Asarelah, the sonnes of Asaph vnder the hands of Asaph, which prophesied †according to the order of the king.
3Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and ‖Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, †sixe, vnder the handes of their father Ieduthun, who prophesied with a harpe, to giue thankes and to praise the LORD.
4Of Heman: the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, ‖Uzziel, ‖Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliatha, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
5All these were the sonnes of Heman the kings Seer in the ‖wordes of God, to lift vp the horne. And God gaue to Heman fourteene sonnes and three daughters.
6All these were vnder the hands of their father, for song in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, †according to the kings order, to Asaph, Ieduthun, and Heman.
7So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, euen all that were cunning, was two hundred, foure score and eight.
8¶ And they cast lots ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholler.
9Now the first lot came foorth for Asaph to Ioseph, the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sonnes were twelue:
10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren were twelue:
11The fourth to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:
12The fift to Nethaniah, hee, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:
13The sixt to Bukkiah, he, his sons and his brethren were twelue.
14The seuenth to Iesharelah, hee, his sonnes & his brethren were twelue:
15The eight to Ieshaiah, hee, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue:
16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:
17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons and his brethren were twelue:
18The eleuenth to Azareel, hee, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:
19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue:
20The thirteenth to Shubael, hee, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:
21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, hee, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue.
22The fifteenth to Ierimoth, hee, his sonnes & his brethren, were twelue:
23The sixteenth to Hananiah, hee, his sonnes & his brethren, were twelue:
24The seuenteenth to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue:
25The eighteenth to Hanani: hee, his sonnes & his brethren, were twelue:
26The nineteenth to Mallothi, hee, his sonnes & his brethren, were twelue:
27The twentieth to Eliathah, hee, his sonnes & his brethren, were twelue:
28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.
29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, hee, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue.
30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue.
31The foure and twentieth to Romamti-Ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue.
- 2 Chronicles 29:25Rank 6 from verse 18
25And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets.
25*And hee set the Leuites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harpes, according to the commandement of Dauid, and of Gad the kings Seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandement †of the LORD †by his prophets.
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2 Chronicles 23:18
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of appoint. Sense 1: To assign, designate, establish, or set for a particular purpose, office, or time. Sense 2: To supply, allot, furnish, or equip with provisions or equipment.
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Assigned positions, duties, charges, or services.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.
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Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of distribute, meaning to divide and give out in portions.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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To present, bring, give, propose, or attempt.
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Burned; consumed, scorched, or altered by fire or heat.
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Gifts, contributions, or sacrifices presented in worship.
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Sense 1: Appointed or set apart to an office, work, purpose, or end. Sense 2: Established, decreed, ordered, prescribed, prepared, arranged, or settled.
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17Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
17Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it downe, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew *Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
18Also 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.
18Also Iehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the Priests the Leuites, whom Dauid had *distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offrings of the LORD, as it is written in the *Law of Moses, with reioycing and with singing, as it was ordeined †by Dauid.
Selected passage19And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
19And he set the *porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was vncleane in any thing, should enter in.