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624 B
624 B
He placed the priests in their positions
Placing the priests in a position is a metaphor for telling the priests which jobs they are to do. The reader should probably understand that Josiah commanded his officials to give instructions to the priests. Alternate translation: "He had people tell the priests which jobs to do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
in the service of
The abstract noun "service" can be translated as a verb. Alternate translation: "as they served in" or "to serve well in" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)