As his father David had decreed, Solomon<n id="1" /> appointed the divisions of the priests to do their assigned tasks, the Levitical orders to lead worship and help the priests with their daily tasks,<n id="2" /> and the divisions of the gatekeepers to serve at their assigned gates.<n id="3" /> This was what David the man of God had ordered.<n id="4" />

The musicians, the descendants of Asaph, manned their posts, as prescribed by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king&#8217;s prophet.<n id="1" /> The guards at the various gates did not need to leave their posts, for their fellow Levites made preparations for them.