1 Chronicles 6:13 Meaning and Explanation
“And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Shallum's line reaches Hilkiah, likely the high priest who found the book of the law, and then Azariah.
What Does 1 Chronicles 6:13 Mean?
Here the list names Hilkiah, in whose days the lost book of the law was rediscovered in the temple during Josiah's reign, sparking a great renewal in Judah. His son Azariah follows in the succession.
Through this priest came a moment when God's word, long neglected, was heard again and the nation turned back to the Lord. The discovery shows how precious and how easily forgotten Scripture can be. Where God's word is recovered and obeyed, revival follows -- a pattern fulfilled supremely in the living Word, Jesus Christ.
1 Chronicles 6:13 in the Original Language
Hilkiah (חִלְקִיָּה), 'the LORD is my portion' -- a name that names God Himself as one's inheritance.
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What does 1 Chronicles 6:13 mean?
Shallum's line reaches Hilkiah, likely the high priest who found the book of the law, and then Azariah.