Verse 9

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

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  • Exod 30:7-8 : 7 Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he trims the lamps. 8 When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense on it. This shall be a perpetual incense offering before the LORD throughout your generations.
  • 1 Chr 23:13 : 13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart, he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the Lord, to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
  • 2 Chr 29:11 : 11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in His presence, to serve Him, and to minister to Him, and to burn incense.
  • 1 Sam 2:28 : 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, and to wear an ephod in My presence? And I gave to your forefather’s family all the offerings made by fire from the Israelites.
  • 1 Chr 6:49 : 49 The sons of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their surrounding pasturelands.
  • Exod 37:25-29 : 25 He made the altar of incense from acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, its width a cubit—it was square—and its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it. 26 He overlaid it with pure gold—its top, its sides all around, and its horns—and he made a gold molding to surround it. 27 He made two gold rings for it below the molding on its two sides, on opposite sides, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry it. 28 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 29 He made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
  • Heb 9:6 : 6 When these things were arranged this way, the priests would regularly enter the first room of the tabernacle to perform their ministry.
  • 2 Chr 26:16 : 16 But after Uzziah became strong, his heart was lifted up with pride, leading to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.