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In keeping with the decrees of his father David
"According to the decrees of his father David" or "As his father David had decreed"
He also appointed the gatekeepers by their divisions to every gate
"He also appointed groups of gatekeepers to each gate"
gatekeepers
These were Levites who guarded the gates and only let inside those who had permission to go inside.
These people did not deviate from the commands
Here "deviate from the commands" represents to do something different from what was commanded. It can be stated positively. AT: "These people carefully obeyed the commands" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)