2 Chronicles 23:18

New Century Version

Then Jehoiada chose the priests, who were Levites, to be responsible for the Temple of the Lord. David had given them duties in the Temple of the Lord. They were to offer the burnt offerings to the Lord as the Teachings of Moses commanded, and they were to offer them with much joy and singing as David had commanded.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:25

David had said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people. He has come to live in Jerusalem forever.

2 Chronicles 29:25

King Hezekiah put the Levites in the Temple of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres, as David, Gad, and Nathan had commanded. (Gad was the king’s seer, and Nathan was a prophet.) This command came from the Lord through his prophets.

2 Chronicles 29:27

Then Hezekiah gave the order to sacrifice the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the singing to the Lord also began. The trumpets were blown, and the musical instruments of David king of Israel were played.

2 Chronicles 29:30

King Hezekiah and his officers ordered the Levites to praise the Lord, using the words David and Asaph the seer had used. So they praised God with joy and bowed down and worshiped.

2 Chronicles 30:27

The priests and Levites stood up and blessed the people, and God heard them because their prayer reached heaven, his holy home.

2 Chronicles 35:2

Josiah chose the priests to do their duties, and he encouraged them as they served in the Temple of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 5:5

They carried the Ark of the Agreement, the Meeting Tent, and the holy utensils in it; the priests and the Levites brought them up.

2 Chronicles 7:6

The priests stood ready to do their work. The Levites also stood with the instruments of the Lord’s music that King David had made for praising the Lord. The priests and Levites were saying, “His love continues forever.” The priests, who stood across from the Levites, blew their trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.

Ezra 6:22

For seven days they celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread in a very joyful way. The Lord had made them happy by changing the mind of the king of Assyria so that he helped them in the work on the Temple of the God of Israel.