Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the official in charge of the house of God, New Living Translation and Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the supervisor of the Temple of God. English Standard Version Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of God, Berean Standard Bible 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; King James Bible Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God. New King James Version Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the leader of the house of God. New American Standard Bible Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the overseer of the house of God, NASB 1995 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the leader of the house of God, NASB 1977 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the leader of the house of God, Legacy Standard Bible Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the leader of the house of God, Amplified Bible Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the leader of the house of God, Christian Standard Bible Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple, Holman Christian Standard Bible Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple, American Standard Version Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God, Contemporary English Version The second priest to settle there was Seraiah son of Hilkiah. His ancestors were Meshullam, Zadok, Meraioth, and Ahitub, who had been a high priest. English Revised Version Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God, GOD'S WORD® Translation Seraiah, who was the son of Hilkiah, who was the son of Meshullam, who was the son of Zadok, who was the son of Meraioth, who was the son of Ahitub, who was the supervisor of God's temple. Good News Translation Seraiah, the son of Hilkiah and grandson of Meshullam. His ancestors included Zadok, Meraioth, and Ahitub, who was the High Priest. International Standard Version Hilkiah's son Seraiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the administrator of the Temple of God. Majority Standard Bible 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; NET Bible Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, supervisor in the temple of God, New Heart English Bible Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of God's house, Webster's Bible Translation Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God. World English Bible Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of God’s house, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSeraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, leader of the house of God, Young's Literal Translation Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, leader of the house of God, Smith's Literal Translation Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, before the house of God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSaraia the son of Helcias, the son of Mosollam, the son of Sadoc, the son of Meraioth, the son of Achitob the prince of the house of God, Catholic Public Domain Version Seraiah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God, New American Bible Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God, New Revised Standard Version Seraiah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub, officer of the house of God, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSeraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler over the house of the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Serayah, son of Khelqia, son of Meshlum, son of Tsadoq, son of Merikuth, son of Akhitub was authorized over the house of LORD JEHOVAH. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God, Brenton Septuagint Translation Saraia, son of Elchia, son of Mesulam, son of Sadduc, son of Marioth, son of Aetoth, was over the house of God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The New Settlers in Jerusalem…10From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin; 11Seraiah 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; 12and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;… Cross References 1 Chronicles 9:11 Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple; 1 Chronicles 24:7-19 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, / the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, / the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, ... Ezra 2:36-39 The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; / the descendants of Immer, 1,052; / the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; ... 1 Chronicles 6:3-15 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: 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, ... 1 Chronicles 12:27-28 including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men, / and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family. 2 Chronicles 31:10 and Azariah, the chief priest of the household of Zadok, answered him, “Since the people began to bring their contributions into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and there is plenty left over, because the LORD has blessed His people; this great abundance is what is left over.” 2 Chronicles 35:8 His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls. 1 Samuel 2:35 Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time. 2 Kings 23:4 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. 2 Chronicles 29:12-14 Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites; / Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites; / Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites. Matthew 23:35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. Luke 1:5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron. Hebrews 7:11-28 Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron? / For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well. / He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. ... Acts 6:7 So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith. Acts 13:1-3 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. / While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” / And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off. Treasury of Scripture Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God. Seraiah. 1 Chronicles 6:7-14 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, … 1 Chronicles 9:11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; Azariah. Ezra 7:1-5 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, … the ruler. Numbers 3:32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. 1 Chronicles 9:1 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. 2 Chronicles 19:11 And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good. Jump to Previous Ahitub Ahi'tub Hilkiah Hilki'ah Hilkijah House Leader Meraioth Merai'oth Meshullam Meshul'lam Ruler Seraiah Serai'ah ZadokJump to Next Ahitub Ahi'tub Hilkiah Hilki'ah Hilkijah House Leader Meraioth Merai'oth Meshullam Meshul'lam Ruler Seraiah Serai'ah ZadokNehemiah 11 1. The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem.3. A catalogue of their names. 20. Those who remain dwell in other cities. Seraiah son of Hilkiah Seraiah is identified as a priestly figure, which is significant in the context of Nehemiah's efforts to restore Jerusalem's religious practices. The name Seraiah means "Yahweh is ruler," reflecting the theocratic focus of the post-exilic community. Hilkiah, his father, is a name associated with high priesthood, notably the high priest during King Josiah's reign who found the Book of the Law (2 Kings 22:8). This connection underscores the continuity of priestly lineage and the importance of maintaining religious traditions. the son of Meshullam the son of Zadok the son of Meraioth the son of Ahitub the chief official of the house of God Persons / Places / Events 1. SeraiahA priestly figure mentioned as a leader in the house of God. His lineage is significant, tracing back to notable priestly ancestors. 2. Hilkiah Seraiah's father, known for his role as a high priest during King Josiah's reign, who found the Book of the Law in the temple. 3. Meshullam, Zadok, Meraioth, Ahitub Ancestors of Seraiah, each contributing to the priestly lineage, emphasizing the continuity and faithfulness of the priestly line. 4. The House of God Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship and spiritual leadership for the Israelites. 5. Nehemiah's Jerusalem The context of this verse is the repopulation and reestablishment of Jerusalem under Nehemiah's leadership after the Babylonian exile. Teaching Points The Importance of Spiritual LeadershipThe lineage of Seraiah underscores the importance of spiritual leadership and continuity in guiding God's people. Heritage and Faithfulness The detailed genealogy highlights the value of a faithful heritage and the responsibility to uphold spiritual traditions. Role of the Priesthood The priesthood's role in maintaining worship and spiritual order is crucial, as seen in the leadership of Seraiah and his ancestors. Rebuilding and Renewal Nehemiah's efforts to repopulate Jerusalem reflect the broader theme of rebuilding and spiritual renewal, relevant to personal and communal faith journeys. God's Faithfulness Across Generations The preservation of the priestly line demonstrates God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises through generations.(11) Seraiah.--The high-priestly family name. Eliashib was the present occupant.Verse 11. - Seraiah (called "Azariah" in 1 Chronicles 9:11) designates the high priestly family of this time, as in Nehemiah 10:2; Nehemiah 12:1, 12. The "Seraiah" who gave name to it was probably the high priest taken prisoner by Nebu-zaradan, and put to death (2 Kings 25:18 - 21). The son of Hilkiah. Really the grandson (Ezra 7:1). The son of Meshullam. Or "Shallum" (ibid. ver. 2). The ruler of the house of God. i.e. the high priest; or, rather, the family which furnished the high priests at this time. The actual high priest was Eliashib, the son of Joiakim, and grandson of Jeshua (see Nehemiah 12:10; Nehemiah 13:4). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֨ה (śə·rā·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8304: Seraiah -- 'Yah persists', the name of a number of Israelites son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Hilkiah, חִלְקִיָּ֜ה (ḥil·qî·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2518: Hilkiah -- 'my portion is Yah', the name of several Israelites the son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Meshullam, מְשֻׁלָּ֣ם (mə·šul·lām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4918: Meshullam -- the name of a number of Israelites the son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Zadok, צָד֗וֹק (ṣā·ḏō·wq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6659: Zadok -- the name of several Israelites the son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Meraioth, מְרָיוֹת֙ (mə·rā·yō·wṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4812: Meraioth -- descendant of Aaron, also a priestly family the son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Ahitub, אֲחִיט֔וּב (’ă·ḥî·ṭūḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 285: Ahitub -- 'my brother is goodness', two Israelites the chief official נְגִ֖ד (nə·ḡiḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5057: A commander, civil, military, religious, honorable themes of the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of God, הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Nehemiah 11:11 NIVNehemiah 11:11 NLT Nehemiah 11:11 ESV Nehemiah 11:11 NASB Nehemiah 11:11 KJV Nehemiah 11:11 BibleApps.com Nehemiah 11:11 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 11:11 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 11:11 French Bible Nehemiah 11:11 Catholic Bible OT History: Nehemiah 11:11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah the son (Neh Ne) |
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