Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak,
Parallel translations
- WEB Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.
- KJV And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
- BSB Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
- ESV Azariah fathered Seraiah, Seraiah fathered Jehozadak;
- NKJV Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak.
- NASB Azariah fathered Seraiah, and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak;
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Quick answer
Azariah fathered Seraiah, who fathered Jehozadak. The priestly line reaches the generation that would experience the Babylonian exile.
Overview
Seraiah served as chief priest at the fall of Jerusalem and was executed by Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kings 25:18-21). His son Jehozadak became the link carrying the priesthood into and through the captivity. The record shows that even national catastrophe did not sever the line God had appointed to mediate his covenant.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 2 Kgs 25:18The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold;
- Neh 11:11Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of God’s house,
- Zech 6:11Yes, take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest;
- Ezra 7:1Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
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