2 Chronicles 29:34

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But there were not enough priests to skin and cut up all the animals for the burnt offerings. So their relatives, the Levites, helped them until the work was finished and until other priests could make themselves ready for holy service. The Levites were more serious about making themselves ready to serve the Lord. They were more serious than the priests.

Cross References

2 Kings 12:6

{But the priests did not do the repairs.} In the 23rd year that Joash was king, the priests {still} had not repaired the temple.

1 Chronicles 29:17

My God, I know that you test people,\par and that you are happy\par when people do good.\par I gladly give you all these things\par with a pure, honest heart.\par I see your people gathered here.\par And I see that they are happy\par about giving these things to you.\par

2 Chronicles 29:33

The holy offerings for the Lord were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats.

2 Chronicles 30:15

Then they killed the Passover lamb on the 14th day of the second month. The priests and the Levites felt ashamed. They made themselves ready for holy service. The priests and the Levites brought burnt offerings {\cf2\super [367]} into the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [368]}

2 Chronicles 30:24

Hezekiah king of Judah gave 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep to the assembly to kill and eat. The leaders gave 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep to the assembly. Many priests prepared themselves for holy service.

2 Chronicles 30:3

They could not celebrate the Passover Festival at the regular time. Why? Because not enough priests had made themselves ready for holy service. And another reason is the people had not gathered in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 35:11

The Passover lambs were killed. Then the Levites skinned the animals and gave the blood to the priests. The priests sprinkled the blood on the altar.

Ezra 6:20

The priests and Levites made themselves pure. They all made themselves clean and ready to celebrate the Passover. The Levites killed the Passover lamb for all the Jews that came back from captivity. They did that for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.

Psalm 26:6

Lord, I wash my hands\par to show that I am pure\par so I may come to your altar. {\cf2\super [156]} \par

Psalm 7:10

God helps people with honest hearts.\par So God will protect me.\par

Psalm 94:15

Justice will return,\par and it will bring fairness.\par And then there will be good, honest people.\par

Ezekiel 44:11

The Levites were chosen to serve in my holy place. They guarded the gates of the temple. They served in the temple. They killed the animals for the sacrifices and burnt offerings for the people. They were chosen to help the people and to serve them.

Numbers 18:3

Those people from the family of Levi are under your control. They will do all the work that needs to be done in the Tent. But they must not go near the things in the Holy Place [230] or the altar. [231] If they do, then they will die—and you will die also.

Numbers 8:15

“So make the Levite people pure. [130] And give them to the Lord. They will be like a wave offering. After you do this they can come and do their work at the Meeting Tent. [131]

Numbers 8:19

I chose the Levite people from among all the people of Israel. And I give them as gifts to Aaron and his sons. I want them to do the work at the Meeting Tent. They will serve for all the people of Israel. They will help make the sacrifices that make the people of Israel pure. Then no great sickness or trouble will come to the people of Israel when they come near the holy place.”