These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
Parallel translations
- WEB These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
- KJV And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
- NKJV Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
- NASB These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
- NLT The descendants of Aaron were Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua,
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Quick answer
The sons of Aaron are listed: Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, and onward. This reaffirms the high-priestly succession from Aaron.
Overview
Returning to the priestly line, the Chronicler names the descendants of Aaron through Eleazar, the chosen high-priestly branch. Phinehas in particular was promised an enduring priesthood for his zeal for God's holiness (Numbers 25:11-13). The repetition emphasizes the legitimacy and continuity of those who mediated atonement, ultimately fulfilled in Christ's everlasting priesthood.
Cross-references & the web
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- Num 27:22Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation,
- 1 Chr 6:3–9The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- 1 Chr 24:1These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- Lev 10:16Later, Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,
- Exod 28:1“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.
- Ezra 7:1–5Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
- Num 3:4Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
- 1 Chr 9:20In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.
- Num 3:32The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
- Exod 6:23And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
- Num 20:26–28Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.”
- Ezra 8:33On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
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