10. The high priest at the time was Azariah, a descendant of Zadok, and he replied, “Ever since the people have been bringing us their offerings, we have had more than enough food and supplies. The Lord has certainly blessed his people. Look at how much is left over!”
11. So the king gave orders for storerooms to be built in the temple, and when they were completed,
14. Kore son of Imnah was assigned to guard the East Gate, and he was put in charge of receiving the offerings voluntarily given to God and of dividing them among the priests and Levites.
17. The priests were listed in the official records by clans, and the Levites twenty years old and older were listed by their duties.
18. The official records also included their wives and children, because they had also been faithful in keeping themselves clean and acceptable to serve the Lord.
19. Hezekiah also appointed other men to take food and supplies to the priests and Levites whose homes were in the pasture land around the towns of Judah. But the priests had to be descendants of Aaron, and the Levites had to be listed in the official records.