1 Chronicles 6:10

1 Chronicles 6:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
• New International Version (NIV)Johanan the father of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem),
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Johanan fathered Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem).
• New Living Translation (NLT)Johanan was the father of Azariah, the high priest at the Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:10

8Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz; 9Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan; Johanan begot Azariah (it was he who ministered as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem); 11Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; 12Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum;

1 Chronicles 6:10 word by word

וְיוֹחָנָ֖ן הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־עֲזַרְיָ֑ה ה֚וּא אֲשֶׁ֣ר כִּהֵ֔ן בַּבַּ֕יִת אֲשֶׁר־בָּנָ֥ה שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Johananיוֹחָנָןyôchânân · JohananH3110
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Azariahעֲזַרְיָה‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû · AzariahH5838
• that executed the priest’s officeכָּהַןkâhan · to ministerH3547
• in the templeבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• that Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:10

• 2 Chronicles 26:17So Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of the Lord—valiant men.
• 1 Kings 6:1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 3:4And the vestibule that was in front of the sanctuary was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the height was one hundred and twenty. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Johanan - Supposed to be the same as Jehoiada. Executed the priest's office - Probably this refers to the dignified manner in which Azariah opposed King Uzziah, who wished to invade the priest's office, and offer incense in the temple. See 2 Chronicles 26:17, 2 Chronicles 26:18.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Most Old Testament scholars agree that the phrase about the high priest at the Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem should be in 1 Chronicles 6:9 (related to the first Azariah). They believe a scribal error changed the order. Correcting this shows 12 generations between Aaron and the Temple's construction, matching the date in 1 Kings 6:1 (480 years equals 12 generations of 40 years each in numerical typology). The correction also shows 12 generations…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem--It is doubtful whether the person in favor of whom this testimony is borne be Johanan or Azariah. If the former, he is the same as Jehoiada, who rendered important public services (2Ki 11:1-20); if the latter, it refers to the worthy and independent part he acted in resisting the unwarrantable encroachments of Uzziah (2Ch 26:17). in the temple that Solomon built…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:10

• Aaron
• Azariah
• Johanan
• Solomon

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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