⁴ Moreover he commanded the people who dwelt in Jerusalem to contribute ^(A)support^[a] for the priests and the Levites, that they might devote themselves to ^(B)the Law of the Lord.

⁵ As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance ^(C)the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the ^(D)tithe of everything. ⁶ And the children of Israel and Judah, who dwelt in the cities of Judah, brought the tithe of oxen and sheep; also the ^(E)tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the Lord their God they laid in heaps.