Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
Their brethren
For the levites
Bible References
Their brethren
2 Chronicles 35:11
And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood taken from the hands of the Levites who flayed them.
Numbers 8:15
Thus shall the Levites go in to minister in the tabernacle of the testimony; and thou shalt cleanse them and wave them for an offering.
Numbers 18:3
And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle; only they shall not come near the holy vessels or the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.
For the levites
2 Chronicles 30:3
For they could not keep it at that time, because there were not enough priests sanctified, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
Upright
1 Chronicles 29:17
I know also, my God, that thou dost try the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy that thy people, who are present here, have given willingly unto thee.
Psalm 7:10
My shield is in God, he who saves the upright in heart.
Psalm 26:6
I will wash my hands in innocency, so I will walk near unto thine altar, O LORD:
Psalm 94:15
But the judgment shall be returned unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.