So the kingsummonedJehoiadathe chief[priest] and saidto him, "Whyhave you not requiredthe Levitesto bringin from Judahand from Jerusalemthe levy[fixed by] Mosesthe servantof the LORDon the congregationof Israelfor the tentof the testimony?"
But Joabsaidto the king,"Now may the LORDyour Godaddto the peoplea hundredtimesas many as they are, while the eyesof my lordthe king[still] see;but whydoes my lordthe kingdelightin thisthing?"
They madea proclamationin Judahand Jerusalemto bringto the LORDthe levy[fixed by] Mosesthe servantof Godon Israelin the wilderness.
"But you shall appointthe Levitesoverthe tabernacleof the testimony,and overallits furnishingsand overallthat belongs to it. They shall carrythe tabernacleand allits furnishings,and they shall takecareof it; they shall also camparoundthe tabernacle.
"But bringwith you alsoyour brothers,the tribeof Levi,the tribeof your father,that they may be joinedwith you and serveyou, while you and your sonswith you are beforethe tentof the testimony.
"Our fathershadthe tabernacleof testimonyin the wilderness,justas He who spoketo Mosesdirected[him] to makeit accordingto the patternwhichhe had seen.
