1 Chronicles 6:8
6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
9 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
10 And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
- KJV
- And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
- WEB
- Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
- ASV
- and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
- DARBY
- and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz,
- BLB
- and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
- ÅB
- og Akitub fikk sønnen Sadok, og Sadok fikk sønnen Akima'as,
- OTB
- og Ahitub fikk sønnen Sadok, og Sadok fikk sønnen Ahimaas,
- B1930
- og Akitub fikk sønnen Sadok, og Sadok fikk sønnen Akima'as,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 15:27
The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
Read in context2 Samuel 8:17
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
Read in context1 Kings 2:35
And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
Read in context1 Kings 1:34
And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
Read in context1 Kings 1:44
And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:
Read in context2 Samuel 20:25
And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
Read in context2 Samuel 18:19
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
Read in context2 Samuel 17:20
And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
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