κατὰ τὸ ἔθος is to be connected with ἔλαχε : casting lots, the customary manner of settling who was to have the honour. εἰσελθὼν is to be connected with θυμιάσαι, not with ἔλαχε. The meaning is that entering the sanctuary was the necessary preliminary to offering incense: in one sense a superfluous remark (Hahn), yet worth making in view of the sacredness of the place. A great affair to get entrance into the ναός.

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Old Testament