5 Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister to him and to ^wbless in the name of the Lord, and ^xby their word every dispute and every assault shall be settled.

2 Then David said that no one but the Levites may ^scarry the ark of God, for the Lord had chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister to him forever.

11 My sons, do not now be negligent, for ^hthe Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him and to be his ministers and make offerings to him.”