8 This angered the Lord so much that he made Judah and Jerusalem an object of terror and horror, something people hiss at, as you can see with your own eyes.
9 That’s why our ancestors died violent deaths, while our sons, daughters, and wives were taken captive.
10 But now I intend to make a covenant with the Lord, Israel’s God, so God will no longer be angry with us.
11 Don’t be careless, my sons! The Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence to serve him, so that you can be his servants and burn incense to him."
12 Then the following Levites got up:from the descendants of the Kohathites: Mahath, Amasai’s son, and Joel, Azariah’s son;from the descendants of Merari: Kish, Abdi’s son, and Azariah, Jehallelel’s son;from the Gershonites: Joah, Zimmah’s son, and Eden, Joah’s son;
13 from the descendants of Elizaphan: Shimri and Jeuel;from the descendants of Asaph: Zechariah and Mattaniah;
14 from the descendants of Heman: Jehuel and Shimei;and from the descendants of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel.