And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.

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

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

The lifting

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

The evening

The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:

And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.

Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

General references

And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.