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II Chronicles 35:10

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So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 10

We are here to attend Josiah, I. To the temple, where we see his religious care for the due observance of the ordinance of the passover, according to the law (v. 1-19). II. To the field of battle, where we see his rashness in engaging with the king of Egypt, and how dearly it cost him (Ch2 35:20-23). III. To the grave, where we see him bitterly lamented (Ch2 35:24-27). And so we must take our leave of Josiah.

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Strong's Concordancev. 10

עֲבֹדָה (ʻăbôdâh, H5656) — work of any kind כּוּן (kûwn, H3559) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a… כֹּהֵן (kôhên, H3548) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a… עָמַד (ʻâmad, H5975) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) עֹמֶד (ʻômed, H5977) — a spot (as being fixed) לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy, H3881) — a Levite or descendant of Levi מַחֲלֹקֶת (machălôqeth, H4256) — a section (of Levites, people or soldiers) מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king מִצְוָה (mitsvâh, H4687) — a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

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Ezra 6:18rank 4

They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.

II Chronicles 30:16rank 4

They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood, which they received from the hand of the Levites.

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