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Selected Verse: 2 Chronicles 8:14 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ch 8:14 |
King James |
And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The man of God - This phrase, so common in Kings (see the introduction to Kings, 4th note), is rare in Chronicles, and is applied only to Moses Ch1 23:14, David, and one other prophet Ch2 25:7, Ch2 25:9. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Man of God - A prophet inspired by God in these matters, whose commands therefore are the commands of God. |
9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.
7 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.
14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.