2 Chronicles 23:6 meaning and explanation

No one is to enter the house of the LORD except the priests and those Levites who serve; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the people are to obey the requirement of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 23:6, Berean Standard Bible

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Jehoiada the priest is organizing the guard that will protect the young king Joash during the coup against Athaliah. In verse 6 he sets out who may enter the temple itself: only the priests and the Levites on duty, because they have been consecrated, set apart for service.

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