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made Solomon his sonne King] This better concludes the former Chapter. For what followes to the 28. Chapter concerning the whole Ordering of the Kingdome, Church, and State, both Ecclesiastical in the Levites, chap. XXIII. and Priests, chap. XXIV. and Singers, chap. XXV. and Porters, and other Officers, chap. XXVI. And also Political or Civil, in the 12. Captains for each several moneth; in the Princes of the twelve Tribes; and other several Officers, chap. XXVII. were acted long before Davids death, and his instructing and encouraging of Solomon to the building of the Temple, and the making of him King.

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and upward] To fifty years, Num. IV. 3. After fifty they were freed from the service in the Temple; and kept in their several Cities, in their several Tribes; to teach the people, and to instruct and judge in matters brought before them, as having best insight in the Judicial Lawes, and the whole word of God.

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David divided] Chap. XXV. 1 As a Prophet, and by the commandment of the Lord, by Gad the Kings Seer, and Nathan the Prophet, 2 Chron. XXIX. 25. And these Divisions and Courses his son Solomon punctually retaines, 2 Chron. VIII. 14. And Jehoiada, 2 Chr. XXIII. 18. and Josiah, 2 Chron. XXXV. 4. And so after the Return from the Babylonish Captivity, Ezra III. 10. And so by Gods Spirit David had all the Patterns of the Temple, which in writings he delivered to his sonne Solomon, 1 Chron. XXVIII. 12, 19. 2 Chron. III. 3.

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of twenty years] Num. VIII. 24. from twenty five years old they begin to wait upon the service of the Tabernacle. Here David, by new warrant, enters them into the work for the Service of the Temple, at twenty years of age: likely more now being needful for this Service, ver. 27. 2 Chron. XXXI. 17. yet they come not to the full possession and fruition of their Place and Office, till thirty years of age, 1 Chron. XXIII. 3. Num. IV, 3, 4, 7.

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And to offer] At all offerings to fit and prepare the Sacrifices to the hands of the Priests, who were to offer them on the Altar.