So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their places, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king’s command.
Parallel translations
- WEB So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their divisions, according to the king’s commandment.
- KJV So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king’s commandment.
- BSB So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.
- NASB So the service was prepared, and the priests stood at their positions and the Levites by their divisions according to the king’s command.
- NLT When everything was ready for the Passover celebration, the priests and the Levites took their places, organized by their divisions, as the king had commanded.
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Quick answer
With everything provided, the service is organized and priests and Levites take their assigned places by the king's command. Ordered preparation readies the people to worship.
Overview
The narrative notes that the service was fully prepared, with each group standing in its appointed station. This emphasis on readiness and order reflects the Chronicler's concern that worship be conducted exactly as God directed. Careful preparation honors God and allows the whole assembly to participate without confusion.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Ezra 6:18They set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
- 2 Chr 30:16They stood in their place after their order, according to the law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood which they received of the hand of the Levites.
- 2 Chr 35:4–5Prepare yourselves after your fathers’ houses by your divisions, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
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