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1 Chronicles 9:11 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" and Azariah 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; "
1 Chronicles 9:11
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9 and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers’ households by their fathers’ houses.
10 Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
11 and Azariah 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;
12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
13 and their brothers, heads of their fathers’ houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; they were very able men for the work of the service of God’s house.
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1 Chronicles 9:1
"So all Israel were listed by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience."
1 Chronicles 9:2
"Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants."
1 Chronicles 9:3
"In Jerusalem, there lived of the children of Judah, of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:"
1 Chronicles 9:4
"Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah."
1 Chronicles 9:5
"Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons."
1 Chronicles 9:6
"Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brothers, six hundred ninety."
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