1 Chronicles 6 · Verse 8

1 Chronicles 6:8

And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
1 Chronicles 6:8, King James Version

1 Chronicles 6:8 in other translations

BSBAhitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
WEBAhitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
ASVand Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
YLTand Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
DARBYand Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz,
BBEAnd Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
WebsterAnd Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

What does 1 Chronicles 6:8 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Ahitub begat Zadok - Through this person the high priesthood came again into the family of Eleazar.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 6:8 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.

וַאֲחִיטוּב֙va.'a.chi.Tuvand AhitubH285
הוֹלִ֣ידho.Lidhe fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
צָד֔וֹקtza.DokZadokH6659
וְצָד֖וֹקve.tza.Dokand ZadokH6659
הוֹלִ֥ידho.Lidhe fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲחִימָֽעַץ\׃'a.chi.Ma.'atzAhimaazH290

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 6:8

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 8:17

    And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

  • 1 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.

  • 1 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.

  • 1 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:

  • 2 Samuel 20:25

    And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

  • 2 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.

  • 2 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.

  • 2 Samuel 18:27-29

    And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings. And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king. And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.

  • 2 Samuel 18:22

    Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

  • 2 Samuel 15:35-36

    And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok’s son, and Jonathan Abiathar’s son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.

  • 1 Kings 1:8

    But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ahitub.
2Sa 8:17
Zadok.
2Sa 15:35; 17:15; 20:25; 1Ki 1:8,34,44; 2:35
Ahimaaz.
2Sa 15:27,36; 17:17,20; 18:19,22,27-29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 6:7

    Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:8

    And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:9

    And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

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1 Chronicles 6:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Achîtob engendró á Sadoc, y Sadoc engendró á Achîmaas;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Elkana, son fils; et Ébiasaph, son fils; et Assir, son fils;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und Ahitub zeugte Zadok, und Zadok zeugte Achimaaz,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Achitob genuit Sadoc, et Sadoc genuit Achimaas,