12 On the altar(A) of the Lord that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord, 13 according to the daily requirement(B) for offerings commanded by Moses for the Sabbaths,(C) the New Moons(D) and the three(E) annual festivals—the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(F) the Festival of Weeks(G) and the Festival of Tabernacles.(H) 14 In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions(I) of the priests for their duties, and the Levites(J) to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day’s requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers(K) by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God(L) had ordered.(M) 15 They did not deviate from the king’s commands to the priests or to the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.

16 All Solomon’s work was carried out, from the day the foundation of the temple of the Lord was laid until its completion. So the temple of the Lord was finished.

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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 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.

15 And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

16 Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, and until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was perfected.

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