¹⁸ Then Jehoiada placed the oversight of the temple of the Lord in the hands of the Levitical priests,^(A) to whom David had made assignments in the temple,^(B) to present the burnt offerings of the Lord as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing, as David had ordered.

Contributions for Worship^(A)

² Hezekiah^(B) assigned the priests and Levites to divisions^(C)—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—to offer burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to minister,^(D) to give thanks and to sing praises^(E) at the gates of the Lord’s dwelling.^(F)

¹⁴ And I will appoint them to guard the temple for all the work that is to be done in it.^(A)