New English Translation
1 Chronicles 6:7
7Meraioth was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
1 Chronicles 6:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
- New International Version (NIV)Meraioth the father of Amariah, Amariah the father of Ahitub,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub;
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:7
5Abishua was the father of Bukki, and Bukki was the father of Uzzi. 6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth. Meraioth was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub. 8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz. 9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Johanan.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:7 word by word
מְרָיוֹת֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־אֲמַרְיָ֔ה וַאֲמַרְיָ֖ה הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־אֲחִיטֽוּב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:7
- Ezra 7:3who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Meraioth,
- 1 Samuel 14:3Now Ahijah was carrying an ephod. He was the son of Ahitub, who was the brother of Ichabod and a son of Phineas, son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh. The army was unaware that Jonathan had left.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:7
- 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
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