Text: 2 Chronicles 35:11
OT Text Referred to: Numbers 18:3
Subject: Levitical sacrificial duties
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Numbers 18:3 establishes the division of labor: Levites attend to tent duties but must not approach the sanctuary furnishings or altar. 2 Chronicles 35:11 shows this principle operating at Josiah's Passover: "the Levites skinned the animals" while "the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them." The distinction between blood manipulation (priestly) and animal preparation (Levitical) precisely follows the Numbers 18 division. The Chronicler's detailed description of cooperative worship -- Levites slaughtering and skinning, priests handling the blood -- demonstrates how the Mosaic priesthood-Levite hierarchy functioned in actual practice during Israel's greatest Passover celebration.