King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 9:10 Mean?
“And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,”
Context
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And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
9
And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
10
And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and 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 the house of God;
12
And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(10-13) The priests resident in Jerusalem. (Comp. Nehemiah 11:10-14.)
(10) **And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jaehin.**—These three names do not designate persons, but three of the priestly courses, or classes, instituted by David according to 1 Chronicles 24, of which Jehoiarib was the first, Jedaiah the second, and Jachin the twenty-first. Nehemiah 11:10 has “Jehoiarib son of Jedaiah,” a mistake of the scribe. (Comp. 1Chronicles 9:7 and Note; cf. also Ezra 2:36; Nehemiah 12:6.)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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