according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 1:9 in context
Luke 1:6–12
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They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
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But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
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Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division
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according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
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The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
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Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
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