¹⁵ And Elijah said, ^(A)“As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”

⁸ At that time ^(A)the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi ^(B)to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord ^(C)to stand before the Lord to minister to him and ^(D)to bless in his name, to this day.