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

But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

But there came a man of God to him, saying, “O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee, for the Lord is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.

And Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?” And the man of God answered, “The Lord is able to give thee much more than this.”

And they stood in their place according to their order, according to the law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood which they received from the hand of the Levites.