⁶ Now it was so, by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, ^(A)that the priests had not repaired the damages of the temple.

^2 (A)Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, ^(B)not by compulsion but ^[a]willingly, ^(C)not for dishonest gain but eagerly;

²¹ For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus.

³⁴ But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore ^(A)their brethren the Levites helped them until the work was ended and until the other priests had ^[a]sanctified themselves, ^(B)for the Levites were ^(C)more diligent in ^(D)sanctifying themselves than the priests.

²⁹ Why do you ^(A)kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My ^(B)dwelling place, and honor your sons more than ^(C)Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?’ ³⁰ Therefore the Lord God of Israel says: ^(D)‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.’ But now the Lord says: ^(E)‘Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and ^(F)those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.