Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 35:10
So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes the moment during Josiah’s Passover preparation when the ritual order is established, immediately following the Levitical officers’ contribution of offerings and preceding the slaughter.
The words — The text highlights תִּכּוֹן (ti.Kon), meaning “it was arranged,” and עָמְדָם ('a.me.Da/m), meaning “their place,” to describe how the ritual order and physical positions were fixed.
The thread — This pattern of priests and Levites taking assigned posts according to royal or Mosaic instruction appears in 2 Chronicles 30:16, Ezra 6:18, and 2 Chronicles 35:4.
Why it lands — The verse states that the service was prepared and personnel stood in their designated locations by the king’s command, requiring the reader to observe the enforcement of structured ritual obedience.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king’s commandment.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 30:16 They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests splattered the blood, which they received from the hand of the Levites.
- Ezra 6:18 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.
- 2 Chronicles 35:4 Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.