2 Chronicles 8 · Verse 14

2 Chronicles 8:14

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.
2 Chronicles 8:14, King James Version

2 Chronicles 8:14 in other translations

BSBIn 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.
WEBHe appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions 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 divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd he establisheth, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests over their service, and of the Levites over their charges, to praise and to minister over-against the priests, according to the matter of a day in its day, and the gatekeepers in their courses at gate and gate, for so is the command of David the man of God.
DARBYAnd he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their charges, to praise and serve before the priests, as the duty of every day required; and the doorkeepers by their divisions at every gate: for such was the commandment of David the man of God;
BBEAnd he gave the divisions of the priests their places for their work, as ordered by his father David, and to the Levites he gave their work of praise and waiting on the priests, to do what was needed day by day; and he gave the door-keepers their places in turn at every door; for so David, the man of God, had given orders.
WebsterAnd 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.

2 Chronicles 8:14 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.Medand he appointedH5975
כְּמִשְׁפַּ֣טke.mish.Pataccording to [the] ordinance ofH4941
דָּֽוִיד\־da.vid-DavidH1732
אָ֠בִיו'A.vivfather hisH1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מַחְלְק֨וֹתmach.le.Kot[the] divisions ofH4256
הַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
עַל\־'al-onH5921
עֲבֹדָתָ֗ם'a.vo.da.Tamservice theirH5656
וְהַלְוִיִּ֣םve.hal.vi.Yimand the LevitesH3881
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מִ֠שְׁמְרוֹתָםMish.me.ro.tomduties theirH4931
לְהַלֵּ֨לle.ha.Lelto praiseH1984
וּלְשָׁרֵ֜תu.le.sha.Retand to serveH8334
נֶ֤גֶדNe.gedbeforeH5048
הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
לִדְבַר\־lid.var-to [the] matter ofH1697
י֣וֹםYoma dayH3117
בְּיוֹמ֔וֹbe.yo.Moin day itsH3117
וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥יםve.ha.sho.'a.Rimand the gatekeepersH7778
בְּמַחְלְקוֹתָ֖םbe.mach.le.ko.Tamby divisions theirH4256
לְשַׁ֣עַרle.Sha.'arfor a gateH8179
וָשָׁ֑עַרva.Sha.'arand a gateH8179
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
כֵ֔ןKhen[was] thusH3651
מִצְוַ֖תmitz.Vat[the] commandment ofH4687
דָּוִ֥ידda.VidDavidH1732
אִישׁ\־'ish-[the] man ofH376
הָאֱלֹהִֽים\׃ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 8:14

  • 1 Chronicles 9:17

    And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;

  • Nehemiah 12:24

    And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

  • Ezra 6:18

    And they 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.

  • Nehemiah 12:36

    And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.

  • 2 Chronicles 5:11

    And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course:

  • 2 Chronicles 35:10

    So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king’s commandment.

  • Deuteronomy 33:1

    And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:31-48

    And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after that the ark had rest. And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order. And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, …

  • Acts 13:36

    For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

  • Acts 13:22

    And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:1-26:19

    So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges: …

  • Luke 1:5

    There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the courses.
5:11; 23:4; 31:2; 1Ch 24:1-19; Lu 1:5,8
the Levites.
35:10; 1Ch 6:31,32-48; 15:16-22; 16:4-6,42; 23:1-32; 24:20-31
1Ch 25:1-31; Ezr 6:18
the porters.
1Ch 9:17; 26:1-19
so had David the man of God commanded. Heb. so was thecommandment of David the man of God.
De 33:1; 2Sa 23:2; 1Ki 13:1; 1Ch 28:19; Ac 13:22,36

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 8:13

    Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:14

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:15

    And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

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2 Chronicles 8:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y constituyó los repartimientos de los sacerdotes en sus oficios, conforme á la ordenación de David su padre; y los Levitas por sus órdenes, para que alabasen y ministrasen delante de los sacerdotes, cada cosa en su día; asimismo los porteros por su orden á cada puerta: porque así lo había mandado David, varón de Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il établit, suivant l’ordonnance de David, son père, les classes des sacrificateurs dans leur service, et les lévites dans leurs charges, pour louer et pour faire le service devant les sacrificateurs, selon l’œuvre de chaque jour, et les portiers dans leurs divisions, à chaque porte; car tel avait été le commandement de David, homme de Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er bestellte nach der Vorschrift seines Vaters David die Abteilungen der Priester zu ihrem Dienste; und die Leviten zu ihren Ämtern, um zu loben und zu dienen vor den Priestern, nach der täglichen Gebühr; und die Torhüter in ihren Abteilungen für jedes Tor; denn also war das Gebot Davids, des Mannes Gottes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et constituit juxta dispositionem David patris sui officia sacerdotum in ministeriis suis, et Levitas in ordine suo, ut laudarent et ministrarent coram sacerdotibus juxta ritum uniuscujusque diei, et janitores in divisionibus suis per portam et portam: sic enim præceperat David homo Dei.