According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
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And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Luke
GospelsReceive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:
Ezra
History / EzraHear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
Leviticus
LawO God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
Ezra
HistoryAnd Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWho concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
Leviticus
LawBut it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
2 Peter
General EpistlesSeeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
Job
WisdomFor again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielCut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.
Numbers
LawThese six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: