My sons, be not negligent. The Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, and to minister to him, and to worship him, and to burn incense to him.
At that time he separated the tribe of Levi: to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to stand before him in the ministry, and to bless in his name until this present day.
And he set the priests in their offices, and exhorted them to minister in the house of the Lord.
Alleluia. Praise ye the name of the Lord: O you his servants, praise the Lord:
The son of Elcana, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Thohu,
For the house which I desire to build is great: for our God is great above all gods.