Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
Parallel translations
- WEB Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
- KJV Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
- NKJV Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
- NASB Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
- NLT Zadok, and Ahimaaz.
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Quick answer
The line concludes with Zadok and Ahimaaz. This brings the priestly genealogy down to the family confirmed under David and Solomon.
Overview
Ending with Zadok and his son Ahimaaz, the Chronicler ties this priestly line to the loyal house that ministered in Solomon's temple. The list affirms the legitimacy of the priesthood that served in Jerusalem and continued after the exile. It assures readers that God preserved a true priesthood, fulfilled and surpassed in Jesus Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Sam 8:17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
- Ezek 44:15But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD.
- 2 Sam 15:35–36Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.
- 1 Chr 23:16The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.
- 2 Sam 15:24–27Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until the people had passed out of the city.
- 1 Chr 12:28and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
- 2 Sam 20:25Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- 1 Kgs 1:8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
- 1 Kgs 2:35And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.
- 1 Kgs 4:4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- 1 Kgs 1:26But me your servant he did not invite, nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.
- 2 Sam 17:15–17So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.
- 1 Sam 2:35Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.
- 1 Chr 6:8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
- 1 Chr 24:31As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
- 1 Kgs 1:34There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
- 1 Chr 24:3With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.
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