9. I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored there, along with the grain offering and frankincense.
10. I also found out that because the portions for the Levites had not been given, each of the Levites and the singers performing the service had gone back to his own field.
11. Therefore, I rebuked the officials, saying, “Why has the house of God been neglected? ” I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts.
12. Then all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storehouses.
13. I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for the distribution to their colleagues.
14. Remember me for this, my God, and don’t erase the deeds of faithful love I have done for the house of my God and for its services.
15. At that time I saw people in Judah treading wine presses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in stores of grain and loading them on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought to Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.
16. The Tyrians living there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.
17. I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them: “What is this evil you are doing — profaning the Sabbath day?