It is well-recognized that Chronicles and Ezekiel have opposing views on the suitability of Levites for service in the Jerusalem temple cult. Ezek 44 contains a diatribe against the Levites, while the entire book of Chronicles is an encomium to them. In this paper I focus specifically on 2 Chr 29:34, where the Levites are described as being “more upright of heart than the priests in sanctifying themselves.” Connecting “upright of heart” with “righteous” (tsedeq) through Deuteronomy and the Psalms, I read Chronicles as presenting a subtle polemic against the Zadokite priests of Ezekiel.