1 Chronicles 6 · Verse 4

1 Chronicles 6:4

Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
1 Chronicles 6:4, King James Version

1 Chronicles 6:4 in other translations

BSBEleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua,
WEBEleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
ASVEleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
YLTEleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
DARBYEleazar begot Phinehas; Phinehas begot Abishua,
BBEEleazar was the father of Phinehas; Phinehas was the father of Abishua;
WebsterEleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

What does 1 Chronicles 6:4 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Eleazar begat Phinehas - As the high priesthood continued in this family for a long time, the sacred historian confines himself to this chiefly, omitting Nadab and Abihu, and even the family of Ithamar.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 6:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarEleazarH499
הוֹלִ֣ידho.Lidhe fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פִּֽינְחָ֔סpin.ChasPhinehasH6372
פִּֽינְחָ֖סpin.ChasPhinehasH6372
הֹלִ֥ידho.Lidhe fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲבִישֽׁוּעַ\׃'a.vi.Shu.a'AbishuaH50

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 6:4

  • Exodus 6:25

    And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:50

    And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

  • Ezra 7:1-5

    Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, …

  • Numbers 25:13

    And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.

  • Joshua 22:30-32

    And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them. And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the Lord: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord. And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.

  • Judges 20:28

    And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.

  • Numbers 25:6-11

    And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand. …

  • Psalms 106:30-31

    Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed. And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

  • Numbers 31:6

    And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:20

    And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord was with him.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:4-6

    Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua, And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

  • Joshua 24:33

    And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Phinehas.
50; 9:20; Ex 6:25; Nu 25:6-11,13; 31:6; Jos 22:13,30-32; 24:33
Jud 20:28; Ezr 8:2; Ps 106:30,31
Abishua.
Ezr 7:1-5

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 6:3

    And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:4

    Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:5

    And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

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1 Chronicles 6:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Eleazar engendró á Phinees, y Phinees engendró á Abisua:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Les fils de Merari: Makhli et Mushi. – Ce sont là les familles de Lévi, selon leurs pères.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Eleasar zeugte Pinehas; Pinehas zeugte Abischua,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Eleazar genuit Phinees, et Phinees genuit Abisue.