2 Kings 12:6Catholic Public Domain VersionAnd yet, even until the twenty-third year of king Jehoash, the priests did not repair the surfaces of the temple. See the chapter |
Truly, the priests were few; neither were they sufficient to remove the pelts from the holocausts. Therefore, the Levites, their brothers, also assisted them, until the work was completed, and the priests, who were of higher rank, were sanctified. For indeed, the Levites are sanctified with an easier ritual than the priests.