Text: 2 Chronicles 35:11
OT Text Referred to: Numbers 18:6
Subject: Levitical sacrificial duties
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Numbers 18:6 describes the Levites as a מַתָּנָה (mattanah, "gift") given to Aaron, dedicated to perform tabernacle service. 2 Chronicles 35:11 shows this gift functioning in practice: at Josiah's Passover, the Levites slaughtered lambs and skinned animals while the priests sprinkled blood. The division of labor exactly follows the Numbers mandate -- Levites handle preparatory tasks, priests perform the sacral act of blood application. The Chronicler presents Josiah's Passover as the exemplary enactment of the Mosaic system, noting it was unmatched since Samuel's day (2 Chr 35:18).