The temple proper secured — 'And Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD under the direction of the Levitical priests and the Levites whom David had organized to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as David had ordained' (וַיִּפְקֹד יְהוֹיָדָע אֶת־פְּקֻדּוֹת בֵּית־יְהוָה בְּיַד הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְּוִיִּם אֲשֶׁר־חִלַּק דָּוִד עַל־בֵּית־יְהוָה). Jehoiada establishes the temple offices (פקודות בית יהוה, administrative positions/departments) under the direction of the Levitical priests and Levites 'whom David had organized' (אשׁר חלק דוד). The phrase 'to offer burnt offerings to the LORD' (להעלות עלות ליהוה) establishes the resumed sacrificial system as the core function. The reference to 'the law of Moses' (תורת משׁה) and 'rejoicing and singing' (בשׁמחה וביצרים) indicates that worship is to be according to ancient law and characterized by joy. David's organizational schema — the Levitical divisions and their functions — is restored. The temple order mirrors the Mosaic-Davidic covenant tradition.

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