2 Chronicles 29:34 “However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt off…”

2 Chronicles 29:34

However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings. Therefore their brothers the Levites helped them until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

American Standard Version

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 priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the Priests were too few, and were not able to flay all the burnt offrings: therefore their brethren the Leuites did helpe them, til they had ended the worke, and vntill other Priests were sanctified: for the Leuites were more vpright in heart to sanctifie themselues, then the Priests.

Darby Translation

Only the priests were too few, and they could not flay all the burnt-offerings; therefore their brethren the Levites helped them, until the work was ended, and until the priests had hallowed themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to hallow themselves than the priests.

Young's Literal Translation

Only, the priests have become few, and have not been able to strip the whole of the burnt-offerings, and their brethren the Levites strengthen them till the completion of the work, and till the priests sanctify themselves, for the Levites [are] more upright of heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

Bible in Basic English

There were not enough priests for the work of cutting up all the burned offerings; so their brothers the Levites gave them help till the work was done and the priests had made themselves holy: for the Levites were more upright in heart to make themselves holy than the priests.

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Cross references

“the priests”

2 Chronicles 29:5 2 Chronicles 30:16 2 Chronicles 30:17

2 Chronicles 29:5 · BSB

“Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.

2 Chronicles 30:16 · BSB

They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests splattered the blood, which they received from the hand of the Levites.

2 Chronicles 30:17 · BSB

Since there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the LORD.

“their brethren”

2 Chronicles 35:11 Numbers 8:15 Numbers 8:19 Numbers 18:3 Numbers 18:6 Numbers 18:7

2 Chronicles 35:11 · BSB

And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.

Numbers 8:15 · BSB

After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 8:19 · BSB

And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come…

Numbers 18:3 · BSB

And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die.

Numbers 18:6 · BSB

Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 18:7 · BSB

But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but a…

“for the Levites”

2 Chronicles 30:3

2 Chronicles 30:3 · BSB

since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem.

“upright”

1 Chronicles 29:17 Psalm 7:10 Psalm 26:6 Psalm 94:15

1 Chronicles 29:17 · BSB

I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to…

Psalm 7:10 · BSB

My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

Psalm 26:6 · BSB

I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,

Psalm 94:15 · BSB

Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

33And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep.

35Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was established.

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