1 Chronicles 9:12

Listen to 1 Chronicles 9:12
12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, [a] the son of Immer;

1 Chronicles 9:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 9:12

And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur
In this genealogy, between Jeroham and Pashur, were three more here omitted, Pelaliah, Amzi, Zechariah, ( Nehemiah 11:12 ) , and then Pashur the son of Malchijah, as here:

and Maasiai the son of Adiel;
whose pedigree is traced up from hence, through Jahzerah, Meshullam, Meshillemith, to Immer; one of the five heads of the courses settled by David, ( 1 Chronicles 24:14 ) . The names of this man, and of his ancestors, are given, with some variation, in ( Nehemiah 11:13 ) .

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1 Chronicles 9:12 In-Context

10 From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;
11 Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;
12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
13 and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
14 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;

Footnotes 1

  • [a] Meshillemith is a variant of Meshillemoth; see Nehemiah 11:13.
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