And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. Luke 1:6 There is an interesting thought here that is worthy to note by way of parenthesis. Luke wrote that both Zechariah and Elizabeth were walking blamelessly in all of the commandments and statutes of the Lord. [...]

Rather than a famous king, God chooses a common man to be the father of the great John the baptist. However, he was a devout priest.