2 Chronicles 13:9-11

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁹ Didn’t you banish the priests of Yahweh, the descendants of Aaron and the Levites, and make your own priests like the peoples of other lands do?^(A) Whoever comes to ordain himself^(B) with a young bull and seven rams may become a priest^(C) of what are not gods.^(D)

¹⁰ “But as for us, Yahweh is our God. We have not abandoned Him; the priests ministering to the Lord are descendants of Aaron, and the Levites serve at their tasks. ¹¹ They offer a burnt offering and fragrant incense to the Lord every morning and every evening,^(E) and they set the rows of the bread of the Presence on the ceremonially clean table.^(F) They light the lamps of the gold lampstand every evening. We are carrying out the requirements of Yahweh our God, while you have abandoned Him.^(G)