The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.

in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,

The sons of Kohath: His son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir,

son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,

I will never declare that you three are in the right; until I die, I will not set aside my integrity!

For I am aware of all his regulations, and I do not reject his rules.

Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!

They will be imprisoned in a pit, locked up in a prison, and after staying there for a long time, they will be punished.

to open blind eyes, to release prisoners from dungeons, those who live in darkness from prisons.

I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you.

You will have no place to go, except to kneel with the prisoners, or to fall among those who have been killed. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.

The Lord announced, “I will also spurn Judah, just as I spurned Israel. I will reject this city that I chose – both Jerusalem and the temple, about which I said, “I will live there.”

In that day you will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.