2 Chronicles 29:12

“THE HOUSE OF GOD CLEANSED. (2Ch. 29:12-36) Then the Levites arose--Fourteen chiefs undertook the duty of collecting and preparing their brethren for the important work of cleansing the Lord's house. Beginning with the outer courts--that of the priests and that of the people--the cleansing of these occupied eight days, after which they set themselves to purify the interior; but as the Levites were not allowed to enter within the walls of the temple, the priest brought all the sweepings out to the porch, where they were received by the Levites and thrown into the brook Kedron. This took eight days more. At the end of this period they repaired to the palace and announced that not only had the…”

“On the triple division of the Levites, see 1 Chronicles 23:6; and on the musical Levites, see 1 Chronicles 25:1-6. 2 Chronicles 29:13 The descendants of Elizaphan - a grandson of Kohath Exodus 6:22, and chief of the Kohathites at the time of the census in the wilderness Numbers 3:30 - appear at all times to have formed a distinct branch of the Kohathites with special privileges 1 Chronicles 15:8. return to 'Top of Page'”

“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).”

“of the sons: Ch1 6:19, Ch1 6:44, Ch1 15:6, Ch1 23:21-23 Kohathites: Exo 6:16-25; Num. 4:2-20; Ch1 6:16-18, Ch1 15:5, Ch1 23:12-20 of the sons: Ch1 6:16-18, Ch1 15:5, Ch1 23:12-20 of the Gershonites: Ch1 6:17, Ch1 6:20, Ch1 6:21, Ch1 15:7, Ch1 23:7-11 2 Chronicles 29:13”