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13 Each day he sacrificed what the Law of Moses required. He sacrificed the required offerings every Sabbath day. He also sacrificed them at each New Moon feast and during the three yearly feasts. Those three were the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Booths. 14 Solomon followed the orders his father David had given him. He appointed the groups of priests for their duties. He appointed the Levites to lead the people in praising the Lord. They also helped the priests do their required tasks each day. Solomon appointed the groups of men who guarded all the gates. That’s what David, the man of God, had ordered. 15 The king’s commands were followed completely. They applied to the priests and Levites. They also applied to the temple treasure.

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13 according to the daily requirement(A) for offerings commanded by Moses for the Sabbaths,(B) the New Moons(C) and the three(D) annual festivals—the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(E) the Festival of Weeks(F) and the Festival of Tabernacles.(G) 14 In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions(H) of the priests for their duties, and the Levites(I) to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day’s requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers(J) by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God(K) had ordered.(L) 15 They did not deviate from the king’s commands to the priests or to the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.

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