King James Version (KJV)
And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,
Modern English
He appointed the priests to their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.
Hebrew
וַ֠יַּ֠עֲמֵ֡ד הַ֠כֹּ֠הֲנִ֡ים עַ֠ל מִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֡ם וַ֠יְחַזְּקֵ֡ם לַ֠עֲבוֹדַ֡ת בֵּ֠ית יְהוָֽה׃
vayaʿamed hakohaniym ʿal mishmrvotam vayḥazqem laʿabvodat beyt yhvah