8:14a In keeping with the ordinances of his father David,

According to the rule of his father David,
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King Solomon did as his father King David had commanded.

8:14b Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service,

he put the priests in divisions to do their assigned tasks.
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He divided the priests into groups for their work.

8:14c and the Levites for their duties to offer praise

He also chose the Levites who would lead praise
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He chose some Levites to lead the people when they praised ⌊God⌋.

8:14d and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement.

and the Levites who would assist the priests to do their daily work.
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He chose other Levites to help the priests to do their everyday work.

8:14e He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate,

He also put the gatekeepers in divisions to guard the different gates.
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He also divided the guards at the temple gates into groups with one group for each gate.

8:14f for this had been the command of David, the man of God.

He did this because it was what David the man of God had commanded.
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King Solomon did this following the command of his father King David, the man of God.

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