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1 Chronicles 24:3

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And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.
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  1. 2 Samuel 8:17Rank 1 from verse 3
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    17And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

  2. 1 Chronicles 24:31Rank 2 from verse 3
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    31These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.

  3. 1 Chronicles 12:27–28Rank 3 from verse 3
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    27And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

    28And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains.

  4. 1 Chronicles 15:11Rank 4 from verse 3
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    11And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

  5. 1 Chronicles 16:39Rank 5 from verse 3
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    39And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon,

  6. 1 Chronicles 24:6Rank 6 from verse 3
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    6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

  7. 1 Chronicles 6:4–8Rank 7 from verse 3
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    4¶ Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

    5And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

    6And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

    7Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

    8And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

  8. 1 Chronicles 6:50–53Rank 8 from verse 3
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    50And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

    51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

    52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

    53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

  9. 1 Kings 2:35Rank 9 from verse 3
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    35¶ And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

  10. 1 Samuel 21:1Rank 10 from verse 3
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    1THEN came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

  11. 1 Samuel 22:9–23Rank 11 from verse 3
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    9¶ Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

    10And he inquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

    11Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.

    12And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

    13And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

    14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?

    15Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

    16And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.

    17¶ And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.

    18And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

    19And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

    20¶ And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

    21And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord’s priests.

    22And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father’s house.

    23Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

  12. 2 Samuel 20:25Rank 12 from verse 3
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    25And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

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1 Chronicles 24:3

COMBINED MEANING

distributed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of distribute, meaning to divide and give out in portions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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service

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Work, duty, ministry, worship, attendance, military obligation, or servitude performed for another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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24:1NOW these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

24:2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

24:3And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

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24:4And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

24:5Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

24:6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

24:7Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

24:8The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

24:9The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

24:10The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

24:11The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

24:12The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

24:13The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

24:14The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

24:15The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

24:16The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

24:17The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

24:18The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

24:19These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

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