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Good News Translation

1 Chronicles 6:4

The descendants of Eleazar from generation to generation are as follows: Phinehas, Abishua,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aaron;   Abishua;   Phinehas;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Zadok;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abishua;   Chronicles, the Books of;   Eli;   Genealogy;   Uriah;   Zadok;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abishua;   Ezra, Book of;   High Priest;   Zadok;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abishua;   Chronicles, I;   Eleazar;   Genealogy;   Phinehas;   Priests and Levites;   Uriah;   Zadok;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abishua ;   Eleazar ;   Genealogy of the Lord Jesus;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Merari, Merarites ;   Phinehas ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abishua;   Phinehas;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Abishu'a,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abishua;   Abissei;   Abisue;   Ahitub;   Egypt;   Ezra;   Genealogy;   Moses;   Phinehas;   Priest, High;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abishua;   Elkanah;   Genealogy;   High Priest;   Phinehas;   Zadok;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Eleazar fathered Phinehas;
Hebrew Names Version
El`azar became the father of Pinechas, Pinechas became the father of Avishua,
King James Version
Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
English Standard Version
Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua,
New Century Version
Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
New English Translation
Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
Amplified Bible
Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
New American Standard Bible
Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua,
World English Bible
Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Eleazar begate Phinehas. Phinehas begate Abishua,
Legacy Standard Bible
Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
Berean Standard Bible
Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua,
Contemporary English Version
Eleazar's descendants included Phinehas, Abishua, Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, Zadok, Ahimaaz, Azariah, Johanan, Azariah the priest who served in the temple built by King Solomon, Amariah, Ahitub, Zadok, Shallum, Hilkiah, Azariah, Seraiah, and Jehozadak.
Complete Jewish Bible
The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans:
Darby Translation
Eleazar begot Phinehas; Phinehas begot Abishua,
Easy-to-Read Version
Eleazar was Phinehas' father. Phinehas was Abishua's father.
George Lamsa Translation
Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
Lexham English Bible
Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua;
Literal Translation
Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Eleasar begat Phineas. Phineas begat Abisua.
American Standard Version
Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
Bible in Basic English
Eleazar was the father of Phinehas; Phinehas was the father of Abishua;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Eleazar begat Phinehes, Phinehes begat Abisua.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
King James Version (1611)
Eleazar begate Phinehas, Phinehas begate Abishua.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Eleazar begot Phinees, Phinees begot Abisu;
English Revised Version
Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Abyu, Eleazar, and Ythamar. Eleazar gendride Phynees, and Phynees gendride Abisue,
Update Bible Version
Eleazar begot Phinehas, Phinehas begot Abishua,
Webster's Bible Translation
Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
New King James Version
Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas begot Abishua;
New Living Translation
Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
New Life Bible
Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
New Revised Standard
Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas of Abishua,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Eleazar, begat Phinehas, Phinehas, begat Abishua;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Eleazar begot Phinees, and Phinees begot Abisue,
Revised Standard Version
Elea'zar was the father of Phin'ehas, Phin'ehas of Abishu'a,
Young's Literal Translation
Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas became the father of Abishua,

Contextual Overview

1 Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 Amram had two sons, Aaron and Moses, and one daughter, Miriam. Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4 The descendants of Eleazar from generation to generation are as follows: Phinehas, Abishua, 5 Bukki, Uzzi, 6 Zerahiah, Meraioth, 7 Amariah, Ahitub, 8 Zadok, Ahimaaz, 9 Azariah, Johanan, 10 Azariah (the one who served in the Temple which King Solomon built in Jerusalem),

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Phinehas: 1 Chronicles 6:50, 1 Chronicles 9:20, Exodus 6:25, Numbers 25:6-11, Numbers 25:13, Numbers 31:6, Joshua 22:13, Joshua 22:30-32, Joshua 24:33, Judges 20:28, Ezra 8:2, Psalms 106:30, Psalms 106:31

Abishua: Ezra 7:1-5

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 2:35 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 24:3 - Zadok Ezra 7:5 - Phinehas

Cross-References

Genesis 6:15
Make it 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
Genesis 6:21
Take along all kinds of food for you and for them."
Genesis 6:22
Noah did everything that God commanded.
Genesis 11:4
They said, "Now let's build a city with a tower that reaches the sky, so that we can make a name for ourselves and not be scattered all over the earth."
Numbers 13:33
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Deuteronomy 3:11
(King Og was the last of the Rephaim. His coffin, made of stone, was six feet wide and almost fourteen feet long, according to standard measurements. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
1 Samuel 17:4
A man named Goliath, from the city of Gath, came out from the Philistine camp to challenge the Israelites. He was over nine feet tall

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 6:4. Eleazar begat Phinehas — As the high priesthood continued in this family for a long time, the sacred historian confines himself to this chiefly, omitting Nadab and Abihu, and even the family of Ithamar.


 
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