God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 9:11
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).
1 Chronicles 9:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
- New International Version (NIV)Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the official in charge of the house of God;
- English Standard Version (ESV)and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief officer of the house of God;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the officer over the house of God;
Context of 1 Chronicles 9:11
9and their relatives according to their ancestry. All of these men were heads of their families. A total of 956 of them lived in Jerusalem. 10From the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, and 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). 12Also from the priests were Adaiah (son of Jeroham, grandson of Pashhur, and great-grandson of Malchiah) and Maasai (son of Adiel, grandson of Jahzerah, and great-grandson of Meshullam, whose father was Meshillemith, son of Immer). 13Their relatives who were heads of their families totaled 1,760 soldiers. They served in God’s temple and settled in Jerusalem.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 91 Chronicles 9:11 word by word
וַעֲזַרְיָ֨ה בֶן־חִלְקִיָּ֜ה בֶּן־מְשֻׁלָּ֣ם בֶּן־צָד֗וֹק בֶּן־מְרָיוֹת֙ בֶּן־אֲחִיט֔וּב נְגִ֖יד בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Azariahעֲזַרְיָה‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû · AzariahH5838
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּchilqîyâh chilqîyâhû · HilkiahH2518
- of Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּםmeshûllâm · MeshullamH4918
- of Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
- of Meraiothמְרָיוֹתmerâyôth · MeraiothH4812
- of Ahitubאֲחִיטוּב'ăchîyţûb · AhitubH285
- the rulerנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:11
- 1 Chronicles 6:8Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
- Nehemiah 10:2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 24:5Both groups were divided impartially by drawing lots so that there were officers for the holy place and officers for God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.
- Numbers 4:15“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy things and the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites will come to carry all the holy articles. They must never touch the holy things, or they will die. The Kohathites will carry all the things from the tent of meeting.
- 2 Kings 23:4Then the king ordered the chief priest Hilkiah, the priests who served under Hilkiah, and the doorkeepers to take out of the Lord’s temple all the utensils that had been made for Baal, Asherah, and the entire army of heaven. Josiah burned the utensils outside Jerusalem in an open field near the Kidron Brook. Then he carried their ashes to Bethel.
- 2 Kings 25:18The captain of the guard took the chief priest Seraiah, the second priest Zephaniah, and the 3 doorkeepers.
- Acts 5:24When the officer of the temple guards and the chief priests heard this, they were puzzled about what could have happened.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The ruler of the house of God - The high priest at this time was Jeshua the son of Jozadak, ( Ezra 3:8;), and Seraiah, ( Nehemiah 11:11;), called here Azariah, was the ruler of the house; the person next in authority to the high priest, and who probably had the guard of the temple and command of the priests, Levites, etc. It is likely that the person here was the same as is called the second priest, 2 Kings 25:18; (note), who was the sagan or high…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-34The Chronicler explains how people and institutions returning from the exile in Babylon connected with the past. The Levites and priests are important in this summary of Israel. The Chronicler believes they were central to the nation's organization. They were vital to Israel's success as a nation with God as king. The Chronicler used ancient records from Moses and David (1 Chronicles 9:19–22) to describe each group's homeland and rank.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261Ch 9:1-26. Original Registers of Israel and Judah's Genealogies. 1. all Israel were reckoned by genealogies--From the beginning of the Hebrew nation, public records were kept, containing a registration of the name of every individual, as well as the tribe and family to which he belonged. "The book of the kings of Israel and Judah" does not refer to the two canonical books that are known in Scripture by that name, but to authenticated copies of those…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9
- 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
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