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.

For the levites

Bible References

Their brethren

2 Chronicles 35:11
And they slew Passover: and the priests sprinkled the blood, receiving it of the Levites, and the Levites stripped the beasts.
Numbers 8:15
and after that, let them go and do the service of the tabernacle of witness. Cleanse them and wave them,
Numbers 18:3
And let them wait upon thee and upon all the tabernacle: only let them not come nigh the holy vessels and the altar, that both they and ye also die not.

For the levites

2 Chronicles 30:3
For they could not keep it at that time: for there were not priests enough sanctified, neither was the people gathered together to Jerusalem.

Upright

1 Chronicles 29:17
I know my God, that thou provest the heart and hast pleasure in plainness. And in plainness of mine heart I have willingly given all this. And now I see thy people, which are here in gladness to offer willingly to thee.
Psalm 7:10
My help cometh of God, who preserveth them that are true of heart.
Psalm 26:6
I wash my hands with innocency, O LORD, and so will I go to thine altar,
Psalm 94:15
And why? Judgment shall be turned again unto righteousness, and all such as are true in heart shall follow it.