And he said unto the Levites that [a]taught all Israel and were sanctified unto the Lord, Put the holy Ark in the house which Solomon the son of David King of Israel did build: it shall be no more a [b]burden upon your shoulders: serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel,

And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers according to your courses, as (A)David the king of Israel hath written, and according to the writing of Solomon his son,

And stand in the Sanctuary according to the division of the families of your brethren [c]the children of the people, and after the division of the family of the Levites:

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 35:3 So that the Levite’s charge was not only to minister in the Temple, but also to instruct the people in the word of God.
  2. 2 Chronicles 35:3 As it was before the Temple was built: therefore your office only is now to teach the people, and to praise God.
  3. 2 Chronicles 35:5 Or, the people.

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