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2 Chronicles 29:34

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34 But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had consecrated themselves, 1their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was finished--2for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in consecrating themselves.
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2 Chronicles 29:34 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 29:34

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all
the burnt offerings
Take off the skins of them, which used to be done by the priests, ( Leviticus 1:6 ) , wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them till the work was
ended;
assisted in the flaying of the sacrifices, until they had gone through the service of this time, and the skins of all the sacrifices were flayed off: and until the other priests had sanctified themselves;
who had been negligent of it, or had defiled themselves by idolatry: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than
the priests;
were more ready to do it, and did it with greater cheerfulness and good will; were not backward to do it, but did it at once.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Chronicles 29:34 In-Context

32 The number of the burnt offerings that the assembly brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.
33 And the consecrated offerings were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep.
34 But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had consecrated themselves, their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was finished--for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in consecrating themselves.
35 Besides the great number of burnt offerings, there was the fat of the peace offerings, and there were the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. Thus the service of the house of the LORD was restored.
36 And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had prepared for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.

Cross References 2

  • 1. [2 Chronicles 35:11]
  • 2. [2 Chronicles 30:3]
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