27 And now you are not obedient when you do this evil thing. You are unfaithful to our God when you marry foreign wives.”
28 Joiada was the son of Eliashib the high priest. One of Joiada’s sons married a daughter of Sanballat the Horonite, so I sent him away from me.
29 Remember them, my God, because they made the priesthood unclean and the agreement of the priests and Levites unclean.
30 So I purified them of everything that was foreign. I appointed duties for the priests and Levites, giving each man his own job.
31 I also made sure wood was brought for the altar at regular times and that the first fruits were brought.Remember me, my God; be kind to me.