My sons, take care now: for you have been marked out by the Lord to come before him and to be his servants, burning offerings to him.
The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
And the house which I am building is to be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
And he gave the priests their places, making them strong for the work of the house of God.
A Song of the going up. Give praise to the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who take your places in the house of the Lord by night.
At that time the Lord had the tribe of Levi marked out to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, to be before the Lord and to do his work and to give blessings in his name, to this day.