Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim. Akim was the father of Eliud.
Parallel translations
- WEB Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
- KJV And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
- BSB Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
- NKJV Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud.
- NASB Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud.
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Quick answer
The line continues through Azor, Zadok, and others in the years before Christ. The unbroken chain reaches toward Joseph.
Overview
These names span the intertestamental period, when Israel awaited deliverance under foreign rule. Though hidden from history, each generation preserved the line that would produce the Messiah. God's patient providence carried the promise forward unseen.
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