1 Chronicles 24 (KJV With Strong's)

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1 Chronicles 24

1 Chron. 24:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelechr of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

1 Sam. 21:1• ¹Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? (1 Sam. 21:1)

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1 Sam. 22:9• ⁹Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. (1 Sam. 22:9)

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Zadok.

1 Chron. 24:6,31• ⁶And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
³¹These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren. (1 Chron. 24:6,31)

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1 Chron. 6:4‑8,50‑53• ⁴Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
⁵And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,
⁶And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
⁷Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
⁸And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
⁵⁰And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
⁵¹Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
⁵²Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
⁵³Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. (1 Chron. 6:4‑8,50‑53)

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1 Chron. 12:27‑28• ²⁷And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
²⁸And Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty and two captains. (1 Chron. 12:27‑28)

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1 Chron. 15:11• ¹¹And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, (1 Chron. 15:11)

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1 Chron. 16:39• ³⁹And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon, (1 Chron. 16:39)

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2 Sam. 20:25• ²⁵And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: (2 Sam. 20:25)

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1 Kings 2:35• ³⁵And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. (1 Kings 2:35)

Ahimelech.This was Abiathar, who appears to have had the name of Ahimelech, as well as his father.

1 Sam. 21:1• ¹Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? (1 Sam. 21:1)

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1 Sam. 22:9‑23• ⁹Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
¹⁰And he inquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
¹¹Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
¹²And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
¹³And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
¹⁴Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honorable in thine house?
¹⁵Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
¹⁶And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
¹⁷And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.
¹⁸And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
¹⁹And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
²⁰And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
²¹And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the Lord's priests.
²²And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.
²³Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard. (1 Sam. 22:9‑23)

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2 Sam. 8:17• ¹⁷And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; (2 Sam. 8:17)

J. N. Darby Translation

And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.