But he did not purchase the land of the priests because the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh and they ate from their allotment that Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.

So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and instructed them, “Pick up the ark of the covenant, and seven priests must carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the Lord.”

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.

Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests. He killed on that day eighty-five ¹  men who wore the linen ephod.

(Now the priests of the high places did not go up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they did eat unleavened cakes among their fellow priests.) ¹ 

In the cities of the priests, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully assisted him in making disbursements to their fellow priests ¹  according to their divisions, regardless of age. ² 

As for the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the outskirts of all their cities, ¹  men were assigned ²  to disburse portions to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed in the genealogical records.

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.

Let the priests also, who approach the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break through ¹  against them.”

“You are to anoint Aaron and his sons and ¹  sanctify them, so that they may minister as my priests.

the woven garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons, to minister as priests,

Any male among the priests may eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy. ¹ 

If a priest’s daughter marries a lay person, ¹  she may not eat the holy contribution offerings, ² 

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

The priests could not carry out their duties ¹  because of the cloud; the Lord’s glory filled his temple. ² 

The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover.” ¹ 

The priests agreed ¹  not to collect silver from the people and relieved themselves of personal responsibility for the temple repairs. ² 

They also took the pots, shovels, ¹  trimming shears, ²  pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests. ³ 

The first to resettle on their property and in their cities were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants. ¹ 

David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, along with the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.