then both parties to the controversy must stand before the <sc>Lordsc>, that is, before the priests and judges<n id="1" /> who will be in office in those days.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Be careful during an outbreak of leprosy to follow precisely<n id="1" /> all that the Levitical priests instruct you; as I have commanded them, so you should do.

Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, &#8216;When you reach the bank of the Jordan River,<n id="1" /> wade into the water.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

Armed troops marched ahead of the priests blowing the horns, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark blowing rams&#8217; horns.

The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams&#8217; horns and Joshua told the army,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Give the battle cry,<n id="2" /> for the <sc>Lordsc> is handing the city over to you!<n id="3" />

Now the priests would always treat the people in the following way:<n id="1" /> Whenever anyone was making a sacrifice, while the meat was boiling, the priest&#8217;s attendant would come with a three-pronged fork<n id="2" /> in his hand.

As for Nob, the city of the priests, he struck down with the sword men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep &#8211; all with the sword.p>

The priests and Levites carried the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>, the tent of meeting,<n id="1" /> and all the holy items in the tent.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">The priests brought the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s covenant to its assigned<n id="1" /> place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs.

The priests could not carry out their duties<n id="1" /> because of the cloud; the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s glory filled his temple.<n id="2" />p>

The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">By the twenty-third year of King Jehoash&#8217;s reign the priests had still not repaired the damage to the temple.

The priests agreed<n id="1" /> not to collect silver from the people and relieved themselves of personal responsibility for the temple repairs.<n id="2" />p>

He sent Eliakim the palace supervisor, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests,<n id="1" /> clothed in sackcloth, with this message to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz:

Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; Obed-Edom and Jehiel were also guardians<n id="1" /> of the ark.p>

<p class="bodytext">He gave him the regulations<n id="1" /> for the divisions of priests and Levites, for all the assigned responsibilities within the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, and for all the items used in the service of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.p>

The priests and Levites carried the ark, the tent where God appeared to his people,<n id="1" /> and all the holy items in the tent.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the <sc>Lordsc> to its assigned<n id="1" /> place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubs.

The priests could not carry out their duties<n id="1" /> because of the cloud; the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s splendor filled God&#8217;s temple.p>

The priests were unable to enter the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple because the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s splendor filled the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.