King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 29:35 Mean?
“And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order.”
Context
33
And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
34
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. did help: Heb. strengthened them
35
And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order.
36
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(35) **And also the burnt offerings were in abundance.**—Another reason why the Levites helped the priests: the latter were so much occupied with the actual service of the altar.
**The fat of the peace** (*thank*) **offerings**—which had to be burned upon the burnt offerings (Leviticus 3:5; Leviticus 6:5).
**And the drink offerings.**—Numbers 15:1-16.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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