1 Chronicles 6:5

1 Chronicles 6:5 in other versions

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

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:5

3Amram’s children were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua. Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi. 6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth. 7Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

1 Chronicles 6:5 word by word

וַאֲבִישׁ֙וּעַ֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־בֻּקִּ֔י וּבֻקִּ֖י הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־עֻזִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Abishuaאֲבִישׁוּעַ'ăbîyshûa‛ · AbishuaH50
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Bukkiבֻּקִּיbûqqîy · BukkiH1231
• Uzziעֻזִּי‛ûzzîy · UzziH5813

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:5

• 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 6:5

• Aaron
• Bukki
• Uzzi

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• Abishua
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• Ahitub
• Borith
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• Chronicles, Books of
• 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