Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 6:14
Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records a priestly lineage to bridge pre-exilic ancestors with the generation that faced the Babylonian exile.
The words — The Hebrew verb הוֹלִיד (holid) appears twice, literally meaning "he fathered," establishing direct paternal succession between Azariah, Seraiah, and Jehozadak.
The thread — This line reappears in Ezra 7:1 tracing Ezra’s descent through Azariah and Seraiah, and corresponds to 2 Kings 25:18 which records the arrest of Seraiah the chief priest during the fall of Jerusalem.
Why it lands — The text states a factual succession of names before linking them to the historical reality of exile, requiring the reader to acknowledge the unbroken priestly line through national catastrophe.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 25:18 The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
- Nehemiah 11:11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God;
- Ezra 7:1 Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
- Zechariah 6:11 Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.