KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 1:9
According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
WEB World English Bible
according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
ASV American Standard Version
according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,
Surrounding context — Luke 1
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 pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
9 According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zacharias saw [him], he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
κατὰG2596 · kataaccording toτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔθοςG1485 · ethoscustomτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱερατείαςG2405 · hierateiapriesthoodἔλαχενG2975 · lagchanōto choose by lotτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθυμιᾶσαιG2370 · thumiaōto burn incenseεἰσελθὼνG1525 · eiserchomaito enterεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoναὸνG3485 · naostempleτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκυρίου·G2962 · kurioslord: God
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 29:11My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.1 Chronicles 23:13The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.Exodus 30:7-8And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.Numbers 16:40[To be] a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which [is] not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.1 Samuel 2:28And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel [to be] my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?2 Chronicles 26:16But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to [his] destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.Hebrews 9:6Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service [of God].1 Chronicles 6:49But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, [and were appointed] for all the work of the [place] most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.Exodus 37:25-29And he made the incense altar [of] shittim wood: the length of it [was] a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; [it was] foursquare; and two cubits [was] the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
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