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.
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Interpretation
As soon as Hezekiah heard that the temple was ready, he lost no time. Atonement must be made for the sins of the last reign.
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This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 29:30-34.