16. These men also gave the collection of things to the males three years old and older who had their names in the Levite family histories. All these males were to enter the Lord’S Temple for daily service to do the things they were responsible to do. Each group of Levites had their own responsibility.
17. The priests were given their part of the collection. This was done by families, in the way they were listed in the family histories. The Levites who were 20 years old and older were given their part of the collection, according to their groups and responsibilities.
18. The Levites’ babies, wives, sons, and daughters also got part of the collection. This was done for all the Levites who were listed in the family histories. This was because the Levites were faithful to always keep themselves holy and ready for service.
19. Some of Aaron’s descendants, the priests, lived in the towns or on farms near the towns where the Levites were living. Men were chosen by name in each of these towns to give part of the collection to these descendants of Aaron. All the males and those named in the family histories of the Levites got part of the collection.
20. So King Hezekiah did those good things in all Judah. He did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God.
21. He had success in every work he began—the service of God’s Temple and in obeying the law and commands, and in following his God. Hezekiah did all these things with all his heart.