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1 Chronicles 6:11

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What does 1 Chronicles 6:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
1 Chronicles 6:11 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
9and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
10and Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest`s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem),
11and Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
12and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
13and Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
14and Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak;
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Ahitub - Between Amariah and Hilkiah 1 Chronicles 6:13 this genealogy is most certainly defective, as it gives three generations only for a period for which nine generations are furnished by the list of the kings of Judah, and which cannot be estimated as much short of 200 years. Further, no one of the names in this part of the list occurs among the High priests of the period, several of whom are mentioned both in the Second Book of Chronicles and in Kings; the explanation of which seems to be that the present is not a list of high priests, but the genealogy of Jozadak or Jehozadak, whose line of descent partly coincided with the list of High priests, partly differed from it. Where it…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Amariah: Ezr 7:3 1 Chronicles 6:12”
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