33 Six hundred bulls and 3,000 sheep were consecrated.

34 However, since there were not enough priests, they weren’t able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them(A) until the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious[a](B) to consecrate themselves than the priests were.(C) 35 Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the fellowship offerings(D) and with the drink offerings(E) for the burnt offering.

So the service of the Lord’s temple was established.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 29:34 Lit upright of heart; Ps 32:11; 64:10

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