2 Chronicles 8:14-16
New King James Version
14 And, according to the [a]order of David his father, he appointed the (A)divisions of the priests for their service, (B)the Levites for their duties (to praise and serve before the priests) as the duty of each day required, and the (C)gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate; for so David the man of God had commanded. 15 They did not depart from the command of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the (D)treasuries.
16 Now all the work of Solomon was well-ordered [b]from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed.
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- 2 Chronicles 8:14 ordinance
- 2 Chronicles 8:16 So with LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT as far as
2 Chronicles 8:14-16
English Standard Version
14 According to the ruling of David his father, he appointed (A)the divisions of the priests for their service, (B)and the Levites for their offices of praise and (C)ministry before the priests (D)as the duty of each day required, and (E)the gatekeepers in their divisions at each gate, for so David (F)the man of God had commanded. 15 And they did not turn aside from what the king had commanded the priests and Levites concerning any matter and concerning the treasuries.
16 Thus was accomplished all the work of Solomon from[a] the day the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed.
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- 2 Chronicles 8:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew to
2 Chronicles 8:14-16
King James Version
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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2 Chronicles 8:14-16
New American Standard Bible
14 Now according to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed (A)the divisions of the priests for their service, and (B)the Levites for their duties of praise and ministering before the priests according to the daily rule, and (C)the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for this is what (D)David, the man of God, had commanded. 15 And they did not deviate from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites in any matter or regarding the storehouses.
16 So all the work of Solomon was carried out [a]from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed.
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- 2 Chronicles 8:16 As in ancient versions; MT as far as
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