Luke 1:8

Revised Standard Version

Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

Cross References

1 Chronicles 24:19

These had as their appointed duty in their service to come into the house of the Lord according to the procedure established for them by Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

1 Chronicles 24:2

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests.

2 Chronicles 11:14

For the Levites left their common lands and their holdings and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons cast them out from serving as priests of the Lord,

2 Chronicles 31:19

And for the sons of Aaron, the priests, who were in the fields of common land belonging to their cities, there were men in the several cities who were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to every one among the Levites who was enrolled.

2 Chronicles 31:2

And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, division by division, each according to his service, the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to minister in the gates of the camp of the Lord and to give thanks and praise.

2 Chronicles 8:14

According to the ordinance of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their offices of praise and ministry before the priests as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers in their divisions for the several gates; for so David the man of God had commanded.

Ezra 6:18

And they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.

Exodus 28:1

“Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Exodus 28:41

And you shall put them upon Aaron your brother, and upon his sons with him, and shall anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests.

Exodus 29:1

“Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one young bull and two rams without blemish,

Exodus 29:44

I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar; Aaron also and his sons I will consecrate, to serve me as priest.

Exodus 29:9

and you shall gird them with girdles and bind caps on them; and the priesthood shall be theirs by a perpetual statute. Thus you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.

Exodus 30:30

And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests.

Numbers 18:7

And you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift, and any one else who comes near shall be put to death.”

Luke 1:5

In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Luke 1:7

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.