³ In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the Lord’s temple and repaired them.^{(A) 4} Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the eastern public square.^{(B) 5} He said to them, “Hear me, Levites. Consecrate yourselves^(C) now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove everything impure from the holy place.