9 ¹ Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel were assembled with fasting and in sackcloth, and with earth upon their heads. 9 ² And the Israelites separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. 9 ³ And they stood up in their place and read from the book of the law of Yahweh their God for a fourth of the day; for another fourth of it they made confession and worshipped Yahweh their God. 9 ⁴ Upon the stairs of the Levites stood Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani; and they cried with a loud voice to Yahweh their God. 9 ⁵ Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, "Stand up and bless Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name which is exalted above all blessing and praise."