8 Therefore the wrath of the Lord has come on Judah and Jerusalem for a terror, horror, and scorn as you all can see with your own eyes.
9 Observe, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and now our sons, daughters, and wives are in captivity for all this.
10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel so that His burning anger might turn away from us.
11 My people, do not now be negligent for the Lord has chosen you all to stand in His presence, to serve Him, and to be ministers and make sacrifices for Him.”
12 Then the Levites arose:from the Kohathites,Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah;from the Merarites,Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel;from the Gershonites,Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;
13 from the descendants of Elizaphan,Shimri and Jeiel;from the descendants of Asaph,Zechariah and Mattaniah;
14 from the descendants of Heman,Jehiel and Shimei;from the descendants of Jeduthun,Shemaiah and Uzziel.