¹⁸ Moreover, Jehoiada placed the offices of the house of the Lord under the ^[a]authority of ^(A)the Levitical priests, ^(B)whom David had assigned over the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses—^(C)with rejoicing and singing according to the ^[b]order of David.

¹⁹ He stationed ^(A)the gatekeepers of the house of the Lord, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean.