Luke 1:9

(according to the custom of the priesthood he was chosen by lot to offer incense), having gone into the temple of the Lord;

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 pass, while he was officiating in the order of his course before God,

10and all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense;

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Cross References

Hebrews 9:6And these having been thus adjusted, the priests come continually into the first tabernacle, performing the services:

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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