Public Worship Established at the Temple

12 At that time(A) Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the Lord’s altar he had made in front of the portico.(B) 13 He followed the daily requirement(C) for offerings according to the commandment of Moses(D) for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Shelters.(E) 14 According to the ordinances of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests over their service,(F) of the Levites over their responsibilities to offer praise and to minister before the priests following the daily requirement,(G) and of the gatekeepers by their divisions with respect to each temple gate,(H) for this had been the command of David, the man of God.(I) 15 They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests and the Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasuries.(J) 16 All of Solomon’s work was carried out from the day the foundation was laid for the Lord’s temple until it was finished. So the Lord’s temple was completed.

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