Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

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.

Holman Bible

it happened that he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.

International Standard Version

he was chosen by lot to go into the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense, according to the custom of the priests.

A Conservative Version

that, according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to burn incense after entering into the temple of the Lord.

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.

Amplified

as was the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter [the sanctuary of] the temple of the Lord and burn incense [on the altar of incense].

An Understandable Version

to perform his customary duties as a priest before God, he drew the responsibility [that day] of entering the Temple of the Lord to burn the incense offering. [Note: This was done on a golden Altar in the Temple by a priest twice a day].

Anderson New Testament

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

Bible in Basic English

And as was the way of the priests, he had to go into the Temple to see to the burning of perfumes.

Common New Testament

according to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

Daniel Mace New Testament

and according to the custom of distributing the parts, it fell to his lot to burn incense in the sanctuary.

Darby Translation

it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

it fell to his lot, according to the priests' practice, to go into the sanctuary of the Lord and burn the incense,

John Wesley New Testament

in the order of his course, According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn the incense, going into the temple of the Lord.

Julia Smith Translation

According to the custom of the priesthood, he drew lots to burn incense, having entered into the temple of the Lord.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

according to the custom of the priesthood he was chosen by lot to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

Modern King James verseion

according to the custom of the priests, it was his lot to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

according to the custom of the priest's office his lot was to burn incense. And he went into the temple of the Lord,

Moffatt New Testament

it fell to him by lot, as was the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense,

Montgomery New Testament

to enter into the sanctuary of the Lord and to burn incense.

NET Bible

he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the holy place of the Lord and burn incense.

New Heart 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.

Noyes New Testament

according to the custom of the priesthood the lot fell to him to go into the temple of the Lord and burn the incense.

Sawyer New Testament

according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord to burn incense;

The Emphasized Bible

according to the custom of his priesthood, it fell to his lot to offer incense, entering into the Temple of the Lord;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

according to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to his lot to burn the incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

Twentieth Century New Testament

It fell to him by lot, in accordance with the practice among the priests, to go into the Temple of the Lord and burn incense;

Webster

According to the custom of the priests' office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

Weymouth New Testament

it fell to his lot--according to the custom of the priesthood--to go into the Sanctuary of the Lord and burn the incense;

Williams New Testament

in accordance with the priests' customs, to go into the sanctuary of the Lord to burn the incense,

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.

Worrell New Testament

it fell to his lot, according to the custom of the priest's office, having gone into the temple of the Lord, to offer incense;

Worsley New Testament

according to the custom of dividing the office of the priests, that it fell to his lot to burn incense, entring into the temple of the Lord:

Youngs Literal Translation

according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
κατά 
Kata 
according to, after, against, in, by, daily , as,
Usage: 428

the custom
ἔθος 
Ethos 
Usage: 12

of the priest's office
ἱερατεία 
Hierateia 
Usage: 2

λαγχάνω 
Lagchano 
Usage: 4

θυμιάω 
Thumiao 
Usage: 1

when he went
εἰσέρχομαι 
Eiserchomai 
enter, go, come in, go in, enter in, come, arise
Usage: 120

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

the temple
ναός 
Naos 
Usage: 39

Context Readings

The Prediction Of John The Baptist's Birth

8 Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division, 9 according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were in prayer outside at the hour of the incense offering.


Cross References

Exodus 30:7-8

Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.

1 Chronicles 23:13

The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever.

2 Chronicles 29:11

My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before Him, to minister to Him, and to be His ministers and burn incense.”

1 Samuel 2:28

Did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to carry an ephod before Me; and did I not give to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel?

Exodus 37:25-29

Then he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit long and a cubit wide, square, and two cubits high; its horns were of one piece with it.

Numbers 16:40

as a reminder to the sons of Israel that no layman who is not of the descendants of Aaron should come near to burn incense before the Lord; so that he will not become like Korah and his company—just as the Lord had spoken to him through Moses.

1 Chronicles 6:49

But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the Lord his God, for he entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

Hebrews 9:6

Now when these things have been so prepared, the priests are continually entering the outer tabernacle performing the divine worship,

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