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2 Chronicles 23:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 23:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They broke its altars and images into pieces and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, at the altars.(A)
18 Then Jehoiada put the oversight of the Lord’s temple into the hands of the Levitical priests,(B) whom David had appointed(C) over the Lord’s temple, to offer burnt offerings to the Lord as it is written in the law of Moses,(D) with rejoicing and song ordained by[a] David. 19 He stationed gatekeepers(E) at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.
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- 2 Chronicles 23:18 Lit song on the hands of
2 Chronicles 23:17-19
New International Version
2 Chronicles 23:17-19
New International Version
17 All the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols and killed(A) Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
18 Then Jehoiada placed the oversight of the temple of the Lord in the hands of the Levitical priests,(B) to whom David had made assignments in the temple,(C) to present the burnt offerings of the Lord as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing, as David had ordered. 19 He also stationed gatekeepers(D) at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that no one who was in any way unclean might enter.
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