10 I also found out that (A)the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had fled each (B)to his field. 11 (C)So I confronted the officials and said, (D)“Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them together and set them in their stations. 12 Then all Judah brought (E)the tithe of the grain, wine, and oil into the storehouses. 13 And (F)I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, and as their assistant Hanan the son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, (G)for they were considered reliable, and their duty was to distribute to their brothers. 14 (H)Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for his service.

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10 I also learned that the portions assigned to the Levites had not been given to them,(A) and that all the Levites and musicians responsible for the service had gone back to their own fields.(B) 11 So I rebuked the officials and asked them, “Why is the house of God neglected?”(C) Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts.

12 All Judah brought the tithes(D) of grain, new wine and olive oil into the storerooms.(E) 13 I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a Levite named Pedaiah in charge of the storerooms and made Hanan son of Zakkur, the son of Mattaniah, their assistant, because they were considered trustworthy. They were made responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.(F)

14 Remember(G) me for this, my God, and do not blot out what I have so faithfully done for the house of my God and its services.

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