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17 Then all the people went to the temple of Baal, broke its altars and idols to pieces, and executed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. 18 Jehoiada also placed the offices of the Lord’s Temple under the authority of the Levitical priests whom David had assigned over the Lord’s Temple, just as is required by the Law of Moses, to offer the Lord’s burnt offerings with joy and singing, just as David had ordered. 19 Jehoiada[a] also stationed inspectors[b] at the Lord’s Temple so that no one would enter who was ritually unclean in any manner.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 23:19 Lit. He
  2. 2 Chronicles 23:19 Lit. gatekeepers