Tree of Life Version
1 Chronicles 6:8
8Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
1 Chronicles 6:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
- New International Version (NIV)Ahitub the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Ahimaaz,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz;
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:8
6Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son and Jeatherai his son. 7The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, 9Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son and Shaul his son. 10The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:8 word by word
וַאֲחִיטוּב֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־צָד֔וֹק וְצָד֖וֹק הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־אֲחִימָֽעַץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:8
- 2 Samuel 8:17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were kohanim; Seraiah was scribe;
- 2 Samuel 15:35Won’t you have with you Zadok and Abiathar the kohanim there? So whatever you hear from the royal palace, you should report it to Zadok and Abiathar the kohanim.
- 2 Samuel 17:15Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the kohanim, “This and that is what Ahithophel counseled Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this and that is what I advised.
- 2 Samuel 20:25Sheba was scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were kohanim;
- 1 Kings 1:8But Zadok the kohen, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei and David’s mighty men, were not on Adonijah’s side.
- 1 Kings 2:35Then the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in his place over the army, and Zadok the kohen the king appointed in Abiathar’s place.
- 2 Samuel 15:27The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Do you not see? Return to the city in shalom with your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son and Jonathan son of Abiathar.
- 2 Samuel 17:17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, and a maidservant used to go and pass information along to them. Then they would go and inform King David for they could not be seen entering the city.
- 2 Samuel 18:19Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Let me now run and bring the king news that Adonai has vindicated him against the hand of his enemies.”
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Ahitub begat Zadok - Through this person the high priesthood came again into the family of Eleazar.Read the comment
- 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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