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1 Chronicles 6:7–9

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Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
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  1. 2 Samuel 15:27Rank 1 from verse 8
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    27The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

  2. 2 Samuel 8:17Rank 2 from verse 8
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    17And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

  3. 1 Kings 1:34Rank 3 from verse 8
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    34And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.

  4. 1 Kings 1:44Rank 4 from verse 8
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    44And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:

  5. 1 Kings 2:35Rank 5 from verse 8
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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.

  6. 1 Kings 1:8Rank 6 from verse 8
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    8But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

  7. 2 Samuel 15:35–36Rank 7 from verse 8
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    35And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

    36Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok’s son, and Jonathan Abiathar’s son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.

  8. 2 Samuel 17:15Rank 8 from verse 8
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    15¶ Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.

  9. 2 Samuel 17:17Rank 9 from verse 8
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    17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.

  10. 2 Samuel 17:20Rank 10 from verse 8
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    20And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

  11. 2 Samuel 18:19Rank 11 from verse 8
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    19¶ Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies.

  12. 2 Samuel 18:22Rank 12 from verse 8
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    22Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

  13. 2 Samuel 18:27–29Rank 13 from verse 8
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    27And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

    28And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

    29And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.

  14. 2 Samuel 20:25Rank 14 from verse 8
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    25And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

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1 Chronicles 6:7

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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1 Chronicles 6:8

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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1 Chronicles 6:9

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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6:4¶ Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

6:5And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

6:6And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

6:7Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

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6:8And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

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6:9And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

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6:10And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)

6:11And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

6:12And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

6:13And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

6:14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

6:15And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

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