2 Chronicles 8:14
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.”
מִשְׁמֶרֶת
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party
כֵּן
was thus
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כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
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דָּוִד
David
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דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
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יוֹם
a day
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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מִצְוָה
the commandment of
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מִצְוָה
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
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מַחֲלֹקֶת
the divisions of
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מַחֲלֹקֶת
a section (of Levites, people or soldiers)
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עֲבֹדָה
service/ their
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עֲבֹדָה
work of any kind
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