For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves; all of them were ritually clean. And they slaughtered the Passover lambs for all the descendants of the captivity, for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Some render, “And the priests were purified; and the Levites, as one man, were all of them pure.” A contrast is drawn between the universa…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The dedication of the second Temple.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of
them were pure
They we…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The gospel church, that spiritual temple, is long in building, but it will be finished at last, when the mystical body is completed.

Every b…