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 slaughtered the Passover lamb, and the priests threw the blood that they received from them while the Levites flayed the sacrifices.
Numbers 8:15
And after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering.
Numbers 18:3
They shall keep guard over you and over the whole tent, but shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary or to the altar lest they, and you, die.
For the levites
2 Chronicles 30:3
for they could not keep it at that time because the priests had not consecrated themselves in sufficient number, nor had the people assembled in Jerusalem--
Upright
1 Chronicles 29:17
I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.
Psalm 7:10
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
Psalm 26:6
I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O LORD,
Psalm 94:15
for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.