2 Chronicles 8:14
in 2 Chronicles 8In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 8
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The man of God - This phrase, so common in Kings (see the introduction to Kings, 4th note), is rare in Chronicles, and is applied only to Moses 1Ch 23:14, David, and one other prophet 2Ch 25:7, 2Ch 25:9.
This site's exposition
burnt offerings unto the Lord on the altar
on 2 Chronicles 8:12-16
Solomon offers the burnt offerings at the daily rate, and on the sabbaths, new moons and the three annual feasts of unleavened bread, weeks and tabernacles, exactly as the commandment of Moses required. He sets the priests in their courses and the Levites in their charges to praise and to minister, and the porters at every gate, following the order David had already established in 1 Chronicles 23-26. Verse 14 calls David the man of God, a title Chronicles gives sparingly, elsewhere only to Moses and to one later prophet. Because the priests and Levites departed not from that commandment in any matter, the chapter can close by saying the house of the LORD was perfected, worship carried out in order rather than stone alone finishing the temple.
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And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
They did not depart miṣvat ha-melekh. This elides a prepositional mem: it means mi-miṣvat ha-melekh (=from the commandment of the king).
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
29 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד | vaiyaamed | and he appointed | H5975 → | 521 times |
| כְּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט | kemishpat | according to [the] ordinance of | H4941 → | 422 times |
| דָּֽוִיד־ | david- | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אָ֠בִיו | ʾaviv | father his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַחְלְק֨וֹת | machlekot | [the] divisions of | H4256 → | 42 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| עֲבֹדָתָ֗ם | ʾavodatam | service their | H5656 → | 145 times |
| וְהַלְוִיִּ֣ם | vehalviyim | and the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מִ֠שְׁמְרוֹתָם | mishmerotom | duties their | H4931 → | 78 times |
| לְהַלֵּ֨ל | lehalel | to praise | H1984 → | 165 times |
| וּלְשָׁרֵ֜ת | ulesharet | and to serve | H8334 → | 97 times |
| נֶ֤גֶד | neged | before | H5048 → | 151 times |
| הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| לִדְבַר־ | lidvar- | to [the] matter of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| י֣וֹם | yom | a day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| בְּיוֹמ֔וֹ | beyomo | in day its | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥ים | vehashoarim | and the gatekeepers | H7778 → | 37 times |
| בְּמַחְלְקוֹתָ֖ם | bemachlekotam | by divisions their | H4256 → | 42 times |
| לְשַׁ֣עַר | leshaar | for a gate | H8179 → | 374 times |
| וָשָׁ֑עַר | vashaar | and a gate | H8179 → | 374 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| כֵ֔ן | khen | [was] thus | H3651 → | 771 times |
| מִצְוַ֖ת | mitzvat | [the] commandment of | H4687 → | 181 times |
| דָּוִ֥יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אִישׁ־ | ʾish- | [the] man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
וַיַּעֲמֵ֣דand he appointed
vaiyaamedH5975 →521 times
כְּמִשְׁפַּ֣טaccording to [the] ordinance of
kemishpatH4941 →422 times
דָּֽוִיד־David
david-H1732 →999 times
אָ֠בִיוfather his
ʾavivH1 →1212 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מַחְלְק֨וֹת[the] divisions of
machlekotH4256 →42 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
עֲבֹדָתָ֗םservice their
ʾavodatamH5656 →145 times
וְהַלְוִיִּ֣םand the Levites
vehalviyimH3881 →291 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
מִ֠שְׁמְרוֹתָםduties their
mishmerotomH4931 →78 times
לְהַלֵּ֨לto praise
lehalelH1984 →165 times
וּלְשָׁרֵ֜תand to serve
ulesharetH8334 →97 times
נֶ֤גֶדbefore
negedH5048 →151 times
הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙the priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
לִדְבַר־to [the] matter of
lidvar-H1697 →1440 times
י֣וֹםa day
yomH3117 →2304 times
בְּיוֹמ֔וֹin day its
beyomoH3117 →2304 times
וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥יםand the gatekeepers
vehashoarimH7778 →37 times
בְּמַחְלְקוֹתָ֖םby divisions their
bemachlekotamH4256 →42 times
לְשַׁ֣עַרfor a gate
leshaarH8179 →374 times
וָשָׁ֑עַרand a gate
vashaarH8179 →374 times
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
כֵ֔ן[was] thus
khenH3651 →771 times
מִצְוַ֖ת[the] commandment of
mitzvatH4687 →181 times
דָּוִ֥ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
אִישׁ־[the] man of
ʾish-H376 →1663 times
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 1:5In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 24:10
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
- Matthew 2:1
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
- 1 Chronicles 24:19
This was their appointed order for service when they entered the house of the LORD, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their forefather Aaron, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had…
- Nehemiah 12:17
of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
- Nehemiah 12:4
Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
- 1 Chronicles 24:10
Through
Nehemiah 12:36and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:5
4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Nehemiah 12:24
The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other,…
- 1 Chronicles 23:5
Through
Ezra 6:18They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
it leads to
- Numbers 3:6
“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
- Numbers 3:6
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
