1 Chronicles 6:49

49 Forsooth Aaron and his sons burnt incense upon the altar of brunt sacrifices, and upon the altar of incense, into all the work of the holy of holy things; and that they should pray for Israel, by all things which Moses, the servant of God, commanded (and they prayed for Israel, following the commands which Moses, the servant of God, had given).

1 Chronicles 6:49 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 49-53. But Aaron and his sons
Those that descended from him, though of the same tribe of Levi were all priests:

and they offered upon the altar of burnt offerings;
the daily sacrifice, and all the offerings of the people brought to them:

and on the altar of incense;
they burnt incense night and morning: and were appointed

for all the work of the place most holy;
such as were high priests of the line of Eleazar, whose work it was to go into the most holy place once a year:

to make atonement for all Israel, according to all that Moses the
servant of God commanded;
in ( Leviticus 16:1 ) which see; and on mention of this, a list of the high priests from Aaron, in the line of Eleazar, is given, to the times of Solomon, in the four following verses, just in the same order as in ( 1 Chronicles 6:4-8 ) .

1 Chronicles 6:49 In-Context

47 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

48 And deacons, the brethren of them, that were ordained into all the service of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord. (And the Levites, their kinsmen, who were ordained to do all the service of the Tabernacle, the House of the Lord.)

49 Forsooth Aaron and his sons burnt incense upon the altar of brunt sacrifices, and upon the altar of incense, into all the work of the holy of holy things; and that they should pray for Israel, by all things which Moses, the servant of God, commanded (and they prayed for Israel, following the commands which Moses, the servant of God, had given).

50 And these be the sons of Aaron; Eleazar, his son; Phinehas, his son; Abishua, his son;

51 Bukki, his son; Uzzi, his son; Zerahiah, his son;