One day Zechariah’s group was on duty. He was serving as a priest in God’s temple.

撒迦利亚按班次在神面前供祭司的职分，

撒迦利亚按班次在上帝面前执行祭司的职务，

撒迦利亚按班次在神面前执行祭司的职务，

有一天，轮到撒迦利亚他们那一班祭司当值，

有一次，撒迦利亚在神面前按着班次执行祭司的职务，

有一次，当撒迦利亚的班组轮值的时候，撒迦利亚在神面前履行祭司的职务，

撒迦利亞按班次在神面前供祭司的職分，

撒迦利亞按班次在上帝面前執行祭司的職務，

撒迦利亞按班次在神面前執行祭司的職務，

有一天，輪到撒迦利亞他們那一班祭司當值，

有一次，撒迦利亞在神面前按著班次執行祭司的職務，

有一天、撒迦利亞按他的班次在上帝面前供祭司的職分，

有一次，當撒迦利亞的班組輪值的時候，撒迦利亞在神面前履行祭司的職務，

撒迦利亞依其班次、供祭司職於上帝前、

時、撒加利亞、依其班列、行祭司事於上帝前、

時撒迦利亞按其班列、奉祭司職於天主前、

會沙加理依其班次、供職主前。

Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

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

One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week.

When his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,

So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

When his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

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

Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division,

That was their appointed order for serving when they entered the Lord’ s temple. That order was based on the rules Aaron had given them long ago. Everything was done exactly as the Lord had commanded Aaron. The Lord is the God of Israel.

Solomon followed the orders his father David had given him. He appointed the groups of priests for their duties. He appointed the Levites to lead the people in praising the Lord. They also helped the priests do their required tasks each day. Solomon appointed the groups of men who guarded all the gates. That’s what David, the man of God, had ordered.

Hezekiah put the priests and Levites in groups based on their duties. The priests sacrificed burnt offerings and friendship offerings. The Levites served the Lord by giving thanks and singing praises at the gates of his house.

Herod was king of Judea. During the time he was ruling, there was a priest named Zechariah. He belonged to a group of priests named after Abijah. His wife Elizabeth also came from the family line of Aaron.

Put all these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons. Then pour olive oil on them and prepare them to serve me. Set them apart to serve me as priests.

The priests were appointed to their groups. And the Levites were appointed to their groups. All of them served God at Jerusalem. They served him in keeping with what is written in the Book of Moses.

The Levites even left their grasslands and other property behind. They came to Judah and Jerusalem. That’s because Jeroboam and his sons had refused to accept them as priests of the Lord.

Put caps on their heads. Tie belts on Aaron and his sons. The work of the priests belongs to them. This is my law that will last for all time to come.“ Then you must prepare Aaron and his sons to serve me.

“ Anoint Aaron and his sons. Set them apart so that they can serve me as priests.

But only you and your sons can serve as priests. Only you and your sons can work with everything at the altar and behind the curtain. I am letting you serve as priests. It is a gift from me. Anyone else who comes near the sacred tent must be put to death.”

“ Here is what you must do to set apart Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. Get a young bull and two rams. They must not have any flaws.

Some of the priests lived in other towns or on farms around their towns. They were from the family line of Aaron. Men were chosen by name to hand out shares to those priests. They gave a share to every male among them. They also gave a share to everyone whose name was written down in the family history of the Levites.

“ Have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites. His sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar must also be brought. They will serve me as priests.

“ So I will set apart the tent of meeting and the altar. And I will set apart Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did. They didn’t have any sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests.