⁵ “In peace,” he replied. “I’ve come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves^(A) and come with me to the sacrifice.”^[a] Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

⁵ He said to them, “Hear me, Levites. Consecrate yourselves^(A) now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove everything impure from the holy place.