Luke 1:9

Accordyng to ye custome of the priestes office, his lot was to burne incence, whe he went into the temple of the Lorde.

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In The King James Version

According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

In Context

8And it came to passe, that when Zacharie executed the priestes office before God, as his course came,

10And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, whyle the incence was burnyng.

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Matthew Henry on Luke 1:6-26

The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to… Read the whole commentary →

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