Chronicles II 35:5

5 And stand ye in the house according to the divisions of the houses of your families for your brethren the sons of the people; also let there be for the Levites a division of the house of their family.

Chronicles II 35:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 35:5

And stand in the holy place
The court of the priests, where their ministrations were:

according to the divisions of the families of your brethren the people;
of the other tribes, who were according to their families to provide a lamb for the passover:

and after the division of the families of the Levites;
who were obliged to observe the same ordinance in their respective families, and for whom, as well as for the other families of Israel, they were to slay the lamb.

Chronicles II 35:5 In-Context

3 And he told the Levites that were able in all Israel, that they should consecrate themselves to the Lord: and they put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built: and the king said, Ye must not carry anything on your shoulders: now then minister to the Lord your God, and to his people Israel.

4 And prepare yourselves according to the houses of your families, and according to your daily courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and by the hand of his son Solomon.

5 And stand ye in the house according to the divisions of the houses of your families for your brethren the sons of the people; also let there be for the Levites a division of the house of their family.

6 And kill ye the passover, and prepare for your brethren, to do according to the word of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.

7 And Josias gave as an offering to the children of the people, sheep, and lambs, and kids of the young of the goats, all for the passover, all that were found, in number thirty thousand, and three thousand calves, these of the substance of the king.