2Ch 29:12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Chr 29:12-36: 29:12-36 To begin the process of sanctifying the Temple, these Levites began with their own sanctification. First, they all purified themselves , probably by bringing offerings (cp. 30:15 ); then they began to cleanse the Temple . Two separate acts were required to restore the Temple: purification (the removal of pollution, 29:15-17 ) and sanctification (the rededication of the Temple for holy worship, 29:20-36 ). 29:12 Kohath ... Merari ... Gershon were the three sons of Levi; their descendants had become the three main clans of the tribe of Levites (see Exod 6:16 ).

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‏ 2 Chronicles 29:12

Summary for 2Chr 29:12-36: 29:12-36 ^a To begin the process of sanctifying the Temple, these Levites began with their own sanctification. First, they all purified themselves, probably by bringing offerings (cp. 30:15 ^b); then they began to cleanse the Temple. Two separate acts were required to restore the Temple: purification (the removal of pollution, 29:15-17 ^c) and sanctification (the rededication of the Temple for holy worship, 29:20-36 ^d). 29:12 ^e Kohath ... Merari ... Gershon were the three sons of Levi; their descendants had become the three main clans of the tribe of Levites (see Exod 6:16 ^f).