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] by their hand, and the Levites skinned them.
Numbers 8:15
And after that the Levites shall go in to do the service of the tent of meeting. And thou shall cleanse them, and offer them for a wave-offering.
Numbers 18:3
And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tent. Only they shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary and to the altar, that they not die, neither they, nor ye.
For the levites
2 Chronicles 30:3
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
Upright
1 Chronicles 29:17
I know also, my God, that thou try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. And now I have seen with joy thy people, who are present here, off
Psalm 7:10
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
Psalm 26:6
I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will encompass thine altar, O LORD,
Psalm 94:15
For judgment shall return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.