14. And I will appoint them to guard the temple for all the work that is to be done in it.
15. “ ‘But the Levitical priests, who are descendants of Zadok and who guarded my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from me, are to come near to minister before me; they are to stand before me to offer sacrifices of fat and blood, declares the Sovereign Lord.
16. They alone are to enter my sanctuary; they alone are to come near my table to minister before me and serve me as guards.
17. “ ‘When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen clothes; they must not wear any woolen garment while ministering at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.