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2 Chronicles 35:14
Afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the Levites preparing food for themselves and the Aaronic priests during Josiah’s Passover, after the priests had finished sacrificing burnt offerings until nightfall.
The words — הֵכִינוּ (hekhinū) translates “they prepared,” and בְּ/הַֽעֲל֛וֹת (bə-haʿalōṯ) means “in offering up.” These terms anchor the verse’s focus on the logistical support required for the priests’ prolonged sacrificial duties.
The thread — The pattern of Levites serving priests appears in Numbers 3:6–8 and is echoed in the New Testament where Levites support ministry workers in Acts 6:2.
Why it lands — The text records a practical arrangement for worship maintenance, requiring readers to recognize that sustained spiritual service depends on organized, delegated labor.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
Cross-references
- Acts 6:2 So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.