1 Chronicles 6:12
1 Chronicles 6:12 Meaning and Explanation
“And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →A later Zadok is named, and his son Shallum, continuing the high-priestly line.
What Does 1 Chronicles 6:12 Mean?
Another Zadok appears, with his son Shallum, as the list moves toward the final generations before the exile. The honored name of the loyal priest is carried forward again in his descendants.
Names repeat because faithfulness is meant to be remembered and renewed. Each Zadok was a fresh call to righteousness in a new age. So the people of God are summoned in every generation to take up the holiness of those who went before.
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What does 1 Chronicles 6:12 mean?
A later Zadok is named, and his son Shallum, continuing the high-priestly line.