Ezra 7:2
in Ezra 7the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
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the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
KJV
The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
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This verse in Ezra 7
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia
on Ezra 7:1-5
Many years later marks a silence of roughly six decades. Ezra's pedigree runs to Aaron the chief priest, and John Wesley notes that several generations are omitted. Ezra 2:62 has already put priests without a recorded genealogy out of the priesthood, so this scribe's credentials stand before he speaks.
This site's exposition
the son of Zadok
Shallum, Zadok and Ahitub stand in the order of 1 Chronicles 6:12 to 13, where Ahitub fathers Zadok, Zadok fathers Shallum, and Shallum fathers Hilkiah. That list carries two pairs named Ahitub and Zadok, the first at 6:8. This Zadok is the later one.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שַׁלּ֥וּם | shalum | Shallum | H7967 → | 27 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| צָד֖וֹק | tzadok | Zadok | H6659 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲחִיטֽוּב׃ | ʾachituv | Ahitub | H285 → |
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שַׁלּ֥וּםShallum
shalumH7967 →27 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
צָד֖וֹקZadok
tzadokH6659 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אֲחִיטֽוּב׃Ahitub
ʾachituvH285 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 2:35And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 2:27
So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.
- 1 Chronicles 29:22
That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler,…
- 1 Kings 4:4
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- 1 Chronicles 24:3
With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.
- 1 Kings 2:27
Through
2 Samuel 8:17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 18:16
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
- 1 Chronicles 6:8
Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
- 1 Chronicles 16:39
And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon
- 1 Chronicles 24:3–4
With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.
- 1 Chronicles 18:16
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This page draws on Berean Standard Bible, 1 Chronicles 6; Berean Standard Bible, Ezra 7; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.
