⁵ And he said, “In peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. ^(A)Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” He also consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

Reforms Begun

⁵ Then he said to them, “Listen to me, you Levites. ^(A)Consecrate yourselves now, and consecrate the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and carry the uncleanness out of the holy place.