1 Chronicles 6:12

1 Chronicles 6:12 in other versions

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

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:12

10Johanan became the father of Azariah. Azariah served God as a priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem. 11Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub. Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum. 13Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah. 14Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.

1 Chronicles 6:12 word by word

וַאֲחִיטוּב֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־צָד֔וֹק וְצָד֖וֹק הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־שַׁלּֽוּם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Ahitubאֲחִיטוּב'ăchîyţûb · AhitubH285
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
• Shallumשַׁלּוּםshallûm shallûm · ShallumH7967

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:12

• 1 Chronicles 9:11Azariah was Hilkiah's son. Hilkiah was Meshullam's son. Meshullam was Zadok's son. Zadok was Meraioth's son. Meraioth was Ahitub's son. Ahitub was the most important officer in God's temple.
• Nehemiah 11:11Seraiah, son of Hilkiah and Meshullam's grandson. His other ancestors were: Zadok, Meraioth and Ahitub. Ahitub had been the most important priest in God's temple.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:12

• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:12

• Aaron
• Ahitub
• Azariah
• Shallum
• Zadok

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• Zadok
• Meshullam
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• Chronology of the Old Testament
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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