Then the priest must wash ¹  his clothes and bathe himself ²  in water, and afterward he may come ³  into the camp, but the priest will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

because the slayer ¹  should have stayed in his town of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to the land of his possessions.

This shall be the priests’ fair allotment ¹  from the people who offer sacrifices, whether bull or sheep – they must give to the priest the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.

Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns ¹  in front of the ark. On the seventh day march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.

Now the priests would always treat the people in the following way: ¹  Whenever anyone was making a sacrifice, while the meat was boiling, the priest’s attendant would come with a three-pronged fork ²  in his hand.

Zadok and Abiathar the priests will be there with you. ¹  Everything you hear in the king’s palace ²  you must tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah, the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers.

The priests left the holy place. ¹  All the priests who participated had consecrated themselves, no matter which division they represented. ² 

Uzziah, who had an incense censer in his hand, became angry. While he was ranting and raving ¹  at the priests, a skin disease ²  appeared on his forehead right there in front of the priests in the Lord’s temple near the incense altar.

The priests and the Levites had purified themselves, every last one, ¹  and they all were ceremonially pure. They sacrificed the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their colleagues ²  the priests, and for themselves.

The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers. ¹ 

Then the high priest ¹  must bring some of the blood of the bull to the Meeting Tent,

Then the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar ¹  as a gift to the Lord. It is a guilt offering.

The right thigh you must give as a contribution offering ¹  to the priest from your peace offering sacrifices.

“When someone has a diseased infection, ¹  he must be brought to the priest.

You are to take it from their half-share and give it to Eleazar the priest for a raised offering to the Lord.

So Joshua instructed the priests, “Come up from the Jordan!”

Bright and early the next morning Joshua had the priests pick up the ark of the Lord. ¹ 

These were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of ¹  the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.