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 will slaughter the passover, and the priests will sprinkle from their hand, and the Levites flaying.
Numbers 8:15
And after this the Levites shall go in to serve the tent of appointment: and cleanse them, and lift them up a lifting up.
Numbers 18:3
And they watched thy watches, and the watches of all the tent: but to the vessels of the holy place, and to the altar they shall not come near, and they shall not die, also they, also ye.
For the levites
2 Chronicles 30:3
For they could not do it at that time for the priests consecrated not themselves sufficiently, and the people were not gathered to Jerusalem.
Upright
1 Chronicles 29:17
And I knew, my God, that thou triest the heart, and from uprightness thou wilt delight. I in the uprightness of my heart gave willingly all these: and now thy people were found here; I saw with gladness to show themselves willing to thee.
Psalm 7:10
My shield upon God, saving the upright of heart
Psalm 26:6
I will wash my hands in cleanness, and I will surround thine altar, O Jehovah:
Psalm 94:15
For judgment shall turn back even to justice: and after it all the upright of heart