⁴ Then he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them in the East Square,

⁵ and said to them: “Hear me, Levites! Now ^[a]sanctify yourselves, ^(A)sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry out the rubbish from the holy place.

¹¹ My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has ^(A)chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him and burn incense.”