1Ch 24:10 | MHM | STEP | v. 10 : Among the twenty-four courses, the eighth was the course of Abijah (1 Chronicles 24:10 ). In the New Testament, Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, belonged to this course (Luke 1:5 ). This shows that the system David set up lasted for many generations, even after the exile, until the second temple was destroyed by the Romans.

‏ 1 Chronicles 24:10

v. 10: Among the twenty-four courses, the eighth was the course of Abijah (1 Chronicles 24:10 ^a). In the New Testament, Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, belonged to this course (Luke 1:5 ^b). This shows that the system David set up lasted for many generations, even after the exile, until the second temple was destroyed by the Romans.