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 was the father of Azariah. (He was the one who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.) 11Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub. Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum. 13Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah. 14Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was 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 9:11and Azariah. Azariah was the son of Hilkiah, grandson of Meshullam, and great-grandson of Zadok. Zadok’s father was Meraioth, the son of Ahitub (the official in charge of God’s temple).
• Nehemiah 11:11Seraiah, who was the son of Hilkiah, who was the son of Meshullam, who was the son of Zadok, who was the son of Meraioth, who was the son of Ahitub, who was the supervisor of 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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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