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1 Chronicles 24:6

The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.

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ASV

And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers’ house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

KJV

And 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.

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֡םvai.yikh.te.Vemand he recorded themH3789 →
שְֽׁמַֽעְיָה֩she.ma'.YahShemaiahH8098 →
בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121 →
נְתַנְאֵ֨לne.tan.'ElNethanelH5417 →
הַסּוֹפֵ֜רha.so.Ferthe scribeH5608 →
מִן־min-one ofH4480 →
הַלֵּוִ֗יha.le.Vithe Levite[s]H3881 →
לִפְנֵ֨יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.Rimand the officialsH8269 →
וְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.Dokand ZadokH6659 →
הַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
וַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙va.'a.chi.Me.lekhand AhimelechH288 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
אֶבְיָתָ֔ר'ev.ya.TarAbiatharH54 →
וְרָאשֵׁי֙ve.ra.Sheiand [the] heads ofH7218 →
הָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.Votthe fathersH1 →
לַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.Nimof the priestsH3548 →
וְלַלְוִיִּ֑םve.lal.vi.Yimand of the LevitesH3881 →
בֵּֽית־beit-a house ofH1004 →
אָ֣ב'ava fatherH1 →
אֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
אָחֻז֙'a.ChuzdrawnH270 →
לְאֶלְעָזָ֔רle.'el.'a.Zarfor EleazarH499 →
וְאָחֻ֥ז׀ve.'a.Chuzand drawnH270 →
אָחֻ֖ז'a.ChuzdrawnH270 →
לְאִיתָמָֽר׃ פle.'i.ta.Marfor IthamarH385 →

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Mark 2:26During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”1 Chronicles 18:16Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;Matthew 13:52Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”1 Chronicles 23:24These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.Nehemiah 8:1At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.Ezra 7:6this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.2 Chronicles 34:13were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.Matthew 23:1–2Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:1 Kings 4:3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;Matthew 8:19And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”1 Chronicles 24:3With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.2 Chronicles 23:2So they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel. And when they came to Jerusalem,2 Chronicles 5:2At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.

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