2 Chronicles 23:8 meaning and explanation

So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.

2 Chronicles 23:8, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse describes the obedience of the Levites and the people of Judah to Jehoiada the priest during the coup that placed seven year old Joash on the throne. Athaliah, the usurping queen, had ruled for six years after seizing power.

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