9. and commanded the storerooms to be cleansed. Then I restored the utensils of the House of God, the offerings and the frankincense.
10. I also learned that the portions for the Levites had not been provided, and that each of the Levites and singers who performed the work had gone back to his own field.
11. So I rebuked the leaders and asked, “Why has the House of God been forsaken?” I assembled them and stationed them at their posts.
12. Then all Judah brought the tithe of grain, new wine and oil to the storehouses.
13. I put Shelemiah the kohen, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from the Levites in charge over the storehouses, and made Hanan son of Zaccur son of Mattaniah their assistant, because these men were considered faithful. They were responsible for distributing to their brothers.
14. Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my loving kindness that I have done for the House of my God and for overseeing it.
15. In those days, I saw in Judah some people treading winepresses on the Shabbat, some bringing and loading heaps of grain on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs and various other burdens, bringing them into Jerusalem on the Shabbat day. So I warned them about selling food on that day.