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1 Chronicles 12:27

Jehoiada

25 From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.

26 From Levi: 4,600,

including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,

28 and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.

29 From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.

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BSB
including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
KJV
And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
WEB
Jehoiada was the leader of the household of Aaron; and with him were three thousand seven hundred,
ASV
And Jehoiada was the leader of [the house of] Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,
DARBY
And Jehoiada the prince of Aaron, and with him were three thousand seven hundred;
BLB
and Jehoiada the leader from Aaron, and with him three thousand and seven hundred;
ÅB
og dessuten Jojada, høvdingen for Arons slekt, og med ham tre tusen og syv hundre,
OTB
Jojada var lederen for Arons hus,
og med ham var 3 700.
B1930
og dessuten Jojada, høvdingen for Arons ætt, og med ham tre tusen og syv hundre,

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 27:17

    over Levi was Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron was Zadok;

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:49–57

    But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

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  • 2 Kings 11:4

    Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son

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  • 2 Kings 11:9

    So the commanders of hundreds did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest.

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  • 2 Kings 25:18

    The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:20

    In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.

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