1 Chronicles 6:11

1 Chronicles 6:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
• New International Version (NIV)Azariah the father of Amariah, Amariah the father of Ahitub,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Azariah fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub;

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:11

9Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan. 10Johanan became the father of Azariah. Azariah served God as a priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem. Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub. 12Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum. 13Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.

1 Chronicles 6:11 word by word

וַיּ֥וֹלֶד עֲזַרְיָ֖ה אֶת־אֲמַרְיָ֑ה וַאֲמַרְיָ֖ה הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־אֲחִיטֽוּב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Azariahעֲזַרְיָה‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû · AzariahH5838
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ'ămaryâh 'ămaryâhû · AmariahH568
• Ahitubאֲחִיטוּב'ăchîyţûb · AhitubH285

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:11

• Ezra 7:3Ahitub was the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Ahitub - Between Amariah and Hilkiah 1 Chronicles 6:13 this genealogy is most certainly defective, as it gives three generations only for a period for which nine generations are furnished by the list of the kings of Judah, and which cannot be estimated as much short of 200 years. Further, no one of the names in this part of the list occurs among the High priests of the period, several of whom are mentioned both in the Second Book of Chronicles and in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-15After the exile in Babylon, the Judean community needed to confirm the legitimate ancestry of the priests. This genealogy of Kohath linked the ancestors from the Pentateuch to the high priests up to Judah's exile in 586 BC. Other records connected the priests after the exile to this lineage (see Ezra 3:2; 7:1–6; Haggai 1:1). Not all high priests were included in this list.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-481Ch 6:1-48. Line of the Priests. 5. Uzzi--It is supposed that, in his days, the high priesthood was, for unrecorded reasons, transferred from Eleazar's family to Ithamar's, in which it continued for several generations.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary