1 Chronicles 6:7

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. Bukki was the father of Uzzi. 6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth. Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub. 8Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz. 9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.

1 Chronicles 6:7 word by word

מְרָיוֹת֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־אֲמַרְיָ֔ה וַאֲמַרְיָ֖ה הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־אֲחִיטֽוּב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Meraiothמְרָיוֹתmerâyôth · MeraiothH4812
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ'ămaryâh 'ămaryâhû · AmariahH568
• Ahitubאֲחִיטוּב'ăchîyţûb · AhitubH285

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:7

• Ezra 7:3son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
• 1 Samuel 14:3Among Saul’s men was Ahijah the priest, who was wearing the ephod, the priestly vest. Ahijah was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, the priest of the Lord who had served at Shiloh. No one realized that Jonathan had left the Israelite camp.

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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:7

• Aaron
• Amariah
• Meraioth

In the dictionaries

• Ahitub
• Amariah
• Meraioth
• Zadok
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Egypt
• Ezra
• Genealogy

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