29:25 King Hezekiah 5 stationed the Levites in the Lord’s temple with cymbals and stringed instruments, just as David, Gad the king’s prophet, 6 and Nathan the prophet had ordered. (The Lord had actually given these orders through his prophets.)
31:2 Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and Levites to do their assigned tasks 7 – to offer burnt sacrifices and present offerings and to serve, give thanks, and offer praise in the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary. 8
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Solomon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “and the Levites, according to their posts, to praise and to serve opposite the priests according to the matter of a day in its day.”
3 tn Heb “and the gatekeepers by their divisions for a gate and a gate.”
4 tn Heb “for so [was] the command of David the man of God.”
5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (King Hezekiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Or “seer.”
7 tn Heb “and Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each in accordance with his service for the priests and for the Levites.”
8 tn Heb “in the gates of the encampments of the
9 tn Heb “and the service was prepared.”
10 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
11 tn Aram “according to the writing of.”