²⁸ I told them, “You are consecrated^[a] to the Lord, and the vessels are also consecrated.^[b] The silver and the gold are a freely given offering to the Lord God of your ancestors. ²⁹ Guard and protect them until you disperse them to the chief priests, the descendants of Levi, and to the family leaders of Israel at Jerusalem in the chambers of the Temple of the Lord.”

³⁰ So the priests and descendants of Levi took possession of the silver, the gold, and the vessels in order to bring them to Jerusalem, to the Temple of our God.