⁴ And he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give ^(A)the portion due to the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to the Law of the Lord.

⁵ As soon as the command was spread abroad, the people of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field. And they brought in abundantly ^(A)the tithe of everything.

¹² And they faithfully brought in the contributions, the tithes, and the dedicated things. The chief officer ^(A)in charge of them was Conaniah the Levite, with ^(B)Shimei his brother as second,