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Zaccur

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By: George A. Morrish

Narrator: Chris Genthree

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1. A Reubenite, father of Shammua (Num. 13:4⁴And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. (Numbers 13:4)).

2. Son of Jaaziah, a Merarite (1 Chron. 24:27²⁷The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. (1 Chronicles 24:27)).

3. Son of Asaph: he and his sons were among the singers (1 Chron. 25:2,10²Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king. (1 Chronicles 25:2)
¹⁰The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: (1 Chronicles 25:10); Neh. 12:35³⁵And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: (Nehemiah 12:35)). See ZABDI No. 4.

4. Son of Imri: he helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:2²And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. (Nehemiah 3:2)).

5. A Levite who sealed the covenant (Neh. 10:12¹²Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, (Nehemiah 10:12)).

6. Son of Mattaniah, a Levite (Neh. 13:13¹³And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren. (Nehemiah 13:13)).

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