Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, Seraiah was scribe,
Parallel translations
- KJV And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
- BSB Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
- NKJV Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
- NASB Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was scribe.
- NLT Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary.
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Cross-references · 5
- 1 Chr 18:16Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
- 1 Chr 6:8Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
- 1 Chr 16:39and Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, before Yahweh’s tabernacle in the high place that was at Gibeon,
- 1 Chr 24:3–4David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.
- 1 Chr 6:53Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
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