1
At the hour of greeting the kohenim wait for Zekharyah.
2
When he does not appear, one enters and sees congealed blood near the altar.
3
A voice announces that Zekharyah has been murdered.
4
The kohenim tear their garments and mourn.
5
They search for his body but do not find it.
6
After three days they choose Shimon to succeed him.
7
The narrator identifies this Shimon with the one later promised that he would see the Anointed One before death.