2 Chronicles 29:25–34

²⁵Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the Lord’s temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres ^taccording to the command of David, ^uGad the king’s seer, ^vand Nathan the prophet. ^wFor the command was from the Lord through His prophets. ²⁶The Levites stood with the instruments of David, ^xand the priests with the trumpets. ^y

²⁷Then Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. When the burnt offerings began, the song of the Lord and the trumpets began, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. ²⁸The whole assembly was worshiping, singing the song, and blowing the trumpets—all of this continued until the burnt offering was completed. ²⁹When the burnt offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped. ^z30Then King Hezekiah and the officials told the Levites to sing praise to the Lord in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with rejoicing and bowed down and worshiped.

³¹Hezekiah concluded, “Now you are consecrated ^ato the Lord. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the Lord’s temple.” So the congregation brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all those with willing hearts ^bbrought burnt offerings. ³²The number of burnt offerings the congregation brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. ³³Six hundred bulls and 3,000 sheep were consecrated.

³⁴However, since there were not enough priests, they weren’t able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them ^cuntil the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious ^deto consecrate themselves than the priests were. ^f