Luke 1:8

Easy To Read Version

Zechariah was serving as a priest before God for his group. It was his group’s time to serve.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 24:19

These were the groups chosen to serve in the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [266]} They obeyed Aaron’s rules for serving in the temple. The Lord God of Israel had given those rules to Aaron.

1 Chronicles 24:2

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did. And Nadab and Abihu had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests.

2 Chronicles 11:14

The Levites left their grasslands and their own fields and came to Judah and Jerusalem. The Levites did this because Jeroboam and his sons refused to let them serve as priests to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 31:19

Some of Aaron’s descendants, {\cf2\super [388]} the priests, had some farm fields near the towns where the Levites were living. And some of Aaron’s descendants were also living in the towns. Men were chosen by name in each of those towns to give part of the collection to these descendants of Aaron. Males and all those named in the family histories of the Levites got part of the collection.

2 Chronicles 31:2

The priests and Levites had been divided into groups and each group had its own special job to do. So King Hezekiah told these groups to begin doing their jobs again. So the priests and Levites again had the job of offering the burnt offerings {\cf2\super [381]} and the fellowship offerings. And they had the job of serving in the temple and singing and praising God by the doors to the Lord’s house. {\cf2\super [382]}

2 Chronicles 8:14

Solomon followed his father David’s instructions. Solomon chose the groups of priests for their service. Solomon also chose the Levites for their duties. The Levites were to lead the praise and help the priests from day to day to do the things that needed to be done in the temple service. And Solomon chose the gatekeepers by their groups to serve at each gate. This is the way David, the man of God, instructed.

Ezra 6:18

Then they chose the priests in their groups and the Levites in their groups to serve in God’s temple in Jerusalem. They did these things just like it says in the Book of Moses.

Exodus 28:1

{The Lord said to Moses,} “Tell your brother Aaron and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to come to you from the people of Israel. These men will serve me as priests.

Exodus 28:41

Put the clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons. Then pour the special oil on them to make them priests. This will make them holy, and they will serve me as priests.

Exodus 29:1

{Then the Lord said to Moses,} “Now I will tell you what you must do to show that Aaron and his sons serve me in a special way as priests. Find one young bull and two young goats that have nothing wrong with them.

Exodus 29:44

“So I will make the Meeting Tent [286] holy. And I will make the altar [287] holy. And I will make Aaron and his sons holy so that they can serve me as priests.

Exodus 29:9

Then tie sashes (belts) around their waists. Give them the special hats to wear. At that time they will begin to be priests. They will be priests because of the special law that will continue forever. This is the way you will make Aaron and his sons priests.

Exodus 30:30

“Pour the oil on Aaron and his sons. This will show that they serve me in a special way. Then they can serve me as priests.

Numbers 18:7

But, Aaron, only you and your sons may serve as priests. You are the only ones that can go near the altar. You are the only ones that can go inside the curtain {into the Most Holy Place}. I am giving you a gift—your service as a priest. Anyone else that comes near {my} holy place must be killed.”

Luke 1:5

During the time when Herod {\cf2\super [2]} ruled Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah. Zechariah belonged to Abijah’s group. {\cf2\super [3]} Zechariah’s wife came from the family of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth.

Luke 1:7

But Zechariah and Elizabeth had no children. Elizabeth could not have a baby; and both of them were very old.