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23 There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office.

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23 Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;

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10 Jeshua the high priest was the father of Joiakim.
Joiakim was the father of Eliashib.
Eliashib was the father of Joiada.
11 Joiada was the father of Johanan.[a]
Johanan was the father of Jaddua.

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  1. 12:11 Hebrew Jonathan; compare 12:22.

10 Joshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib,(A) Eliashib the father of Joiada, 11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.

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The priests who collect tithes are men who die, so Melchizedek is greater than they are, because we are told that he lives on.

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In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.(A)

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The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.

The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Eleazar was the father of Phinehas.
Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
Abishua was the father of Bukki.
Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah.
Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
Meraioth was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah.
Azariah was the father of Johanan.
10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, the high priest at the Temple[a] built by Solomon in Jerusalem.
11 Azariah was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Shallum.
13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah.
Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah.
Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak,

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  1. 6:10 Hebrew the house.

The children of Amram:

Aaron, Moses and Miriam.(A)

The sons of Aaron:

Nadab, Abihu,(B) Eleazar(C) and Ithamar.(D)

Eleazar was the father of Phinehas,(E)

Phinehas the father of Abishua,

Abishua the father of Bukki,

Bukki the father of Uzzi,

Uzzi the father of Zerahiah,

Zerahiah the father of Meraioth,

Meraioth the father of Amariah,

Amariah the father of Ahitub,

Ahitub the father of Zadok,(F)

Zadok the father of Ahimaaz,

Ahimaaz the father of Azariah,

Azariah the father of Johanan,

10 Johanan the father of Azariah(G) (it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem),

11 Azariah the father of Amariah,

Amariah the father of Ahitub,

12 Ahitub the father of Zadok,

Zadok the father of Shallum,

13 Shallum the father of Hilkiah,(H)

Hilkiah the father of Azariah,

14 Azariah the father of Seraiah,(I)

and Seraiah the father of Jozadak.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:14 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 15