2 CHRONICLES 8:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
According to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their offices of praise and ministry before the priests, as the duty of each day required; and the gatekeepers in their divisions for the several gates; for so had David commanded — Solomon established the ecclesiastical hierarchy: priestly divisions (מַחְלְקוֹת הַכֹּהֲנִים) for service, Levites (הַלְּוִיִּם) for praise-music and temple-ministry, and gatekeepers (שׁוֹמְרִים) managing access. The structure followed David's prior organization (וּכְצַוּוּי דָּוִד אָבִיו). Ecclesiastical order derived from Davidic precedent.
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