- to maintain:
- "But¹ they gaveª° that to the workmen,ªª° and repairedª° therewith¹ the houseª of the LORD.ª" {2Kg 12:14} + "Also we madeª° ordinancesª for¹ us, to chargeª° ourselves¹ yearlyª with the third partª of a shekelª for the serviceª of the houseª of our God;ª ... And we cast²° the lots² among¹¹ the priests,ª the Levites,ª and the people,ª for¹ the woodª offering,ª to bringª° [it] into the houseª of our God,ª after the housesª of our fathers,ª at timesª appointedª° yearª by year,ª to burnª° upon¹ the altarª of the LORDª our God,ª as [it is] writtenª° in the law:ª" {Neh 10:32-34}
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