Leviticus 3:16Easy To Read VersionThen the priest must burn them on the altar. The fellowship offering is an offering made by fire. Its smell pleases the Lord. It is also food {for the people}—but the best parts [22] belong to the Lord. See the chapter |
Solomon made the middle part of the yard holy. That yard is in front of the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [124]} That is the place where Solomon offered burnt offerings {\cf2\super [125]} and the fat of the fellowship offerings. Solomon used the middle of the yard because the bronze altar {\cf2\super [126]} he made could not hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and fat. There were many of those offerings.
“The priests are all from the family group of Levi. But only priests from Zadok’s family took care of my holy place when the people of Israel turned away from me. So only Zadok’s descendants will bring offerings to me. They will stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood from the animals they sacrifice.” The Lord my Master said those things!