"And the singers the sons of Asaph {were} in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, an…" — 2 Chronicles 35:15

2 Chronicles 35:15 · KJV

“And the singers the sons of Asaph {were} in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters {waited} at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. {place: Heb. station}”

— 2 Chronicles 35:15

Verse 14

And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron {were busied} in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.

Verse 16

So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

2 Chronicles 35 — Context

And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the {other} holy {offerings} sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided {them} speedily among all the people. {divided...: Heb. made them run}

And the singers the sons of Asaph {were} in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters {waited} at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. {place: Heb. station}

So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days. {present: Heb. found}

Cross References

1 Chronicles 9:17-19

And the porters {were}, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum {was} the chief;

1 Chronicles 26:12-19

Among these {were} the divisions of the porters, {even} among the chief men, {having} wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 25:1-7

Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

Psalms 77:1

[To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph.] I cried unto God with my voice, {even} unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. {of: or, for}

1 Chronicles 16:41-42

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy {endureth} for ever;

1 Chronicles 23:5

Moreover four thousand {were} porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, {said David}, to praise {therewith}.

Psalms 79:1

[A Psalm of Asaph.] O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. {of: or, for}

2 Chronicles 29:25-26

And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for {so was} the commandment of the LORD by his prophets. {commandment of the LORD: Heb. commandment by the hand of the LORD} {by: Heb. by the hand of}