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KJV Lexicon And he appointed`amad (aw-mad') to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) according to the order mishpat (mish-pawt') a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective of David David (daw-veed') loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David. his father 'ab (awb) father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-. the courses machaloqeth (makh-al-o'-keth) a section (of Levites, people or soldiers) -- company, course, division, portion. of the priests kohen (ko-hane') literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer. to their service `abodah (ab-o-daw') work of any kind -- act, bondage, + bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, wrought. and the Levites Leviyiy (lay-vee-ee') a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite. to their charges mishmereth (mish-mer'-reth) watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concr.) the sentry, the post; obj. preservation, or (concr.) safe; fig. observance, i.e. (abstr.) duty or (obj.) a usage or party -- charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch. to praise halal (haw-lal') to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify and minister sharath (shaw-rath') to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to -- minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on. before the priests kohen (ko-hane') literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer. as the duty dabar (daw-baw') a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause of every day yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), required yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), the porters show`er (sho-are') a janitor -- doorkeeper, porter. also by their courses machaloqeth (makh-al-o'-keth) a section (of Levites, people or soldiers) -- company, course, division, portion. at every gate sha`ar (shah'-ar) an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er). for so had David David (daw-veed') loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David. the man 'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) of God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. commanded mitsvah (mits-vaw') a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Now according to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their duties of praise and ministering before the priests according to the daily rule, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for David the man of God had so commanded. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible According to the ordinances of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, of the Levites over their responsibilities to offer praise and to minister before the priests following the daily requirement, and of the gatekeepers by their divisions with respect to each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God. International Standard Version Following proscriptions laid down by his father David, Solomon appointed divisions of priests for their service as well as descendants of Levi for duties of praise and ministry before the priests consistent with the daily rules. Furthermore, because David, the man of God, had commanded it, Solomon also appointed gatekeepers to serve by divisions at every gate of the Temple. NET Bible As his father David had decreed, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests to do their assigned tasks, the Levitical orders to lead worship and help the priests with their daily tasks, and the divisions of the gatekeepers to serve at their assigned gates. This was what David the man of God had ordered. GOD'S WORD® Translation As Solomon's father David had directed, he set up the divisions of priests for their service and the [divisions of] Levites for their appointed places. [The Levites] were to lead in praising [the LORD] and to serve beside the priests by doing whatever needed to be done each day. Solomon also set up divisions of doorkeepers at every gate because this is what David, the man of God, had commanded. King James 2000 Bible And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and serve before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the gatekeepers also by their divisions at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. Links 2 Chronicles 8:142 Chronicles 8:14 NIV 2 Chronicles 8:14 NLT 2 Chronicles 8:14 ESV 2 Chronicles 8:14 NASB 2 Chronicles 8:14 KJV |