2 Chronicles 23:18

18 Jehoiada appointed the priests and Levites in charge of the LORD's temple, and then appointed the divisions of the priests and Levites that David had assigned to the LORD's temple to offer entirely burned sacrifices to the LORD, as written in the Instruction from Moses, with rejoicing and singing, just as David had ordered.

2 Chronicles 23:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 23:18

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1).

2 Chronicles 23:18 In-Context

16 Jehoiada then made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they would be the LORD's people.

17 Then all the people went to Baal's temple and tore it down, smashing its altars and images into pieces. They executed Baal's priest Mattan in front of the altars.

18 Jehoiada appointed the priests and Levites in charge of the LORD's temple, and then appointed the divisions of the priests and Levites that David had assigned to the LORD's temple to offer entirely burned sacrifices to the LORD, as written in the Instruction from Moses, with rejoicing and singing, just as David had ordered.

19 He posted guards at the gates of the LORD's temple so that no one who was unclean in any way could enter.

20 Then he took the unit commanders, the officials, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they led the king down from the LORD's temple, processing through the Upper Gate to the palace, where the king sat upon the royal throne.

Footnotes

• [a]. LXX; MT levitical priests
• [b]. LXX; MT lacks and then appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites.