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1 Chronicles 6:52 Explained in Context
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Verse 52. 52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
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Role in This Section
This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son.” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Aaron's sons carry altar and atonement duties.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 6:49–53
Read 1 Chronicles 6:52 with 6:49–53. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: Aaron's descendants are distinguished for offerings, incense, most-holy service, and atonement according to Moses.
Why It Needs Context
1 Chronicles 6:52 depends on 6:49–53; isolating “Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son” would detach a supporting name, action, quotation, number, object, or transition from “Aaron's sons carry altar and atonement duties.”
Read 1 Chronicles 6:49–53 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 6:49–53 forms the complete movement “Aaron's sons carry altar and atonement duties”: Aaron's descendants are distinguished for offerings, incense, most-holy service, and atonement according to Moses.
Verse 49. 49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
Verse 50. 50 And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
Verse 51. 51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
Verse 52. 52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
Verse 53. 53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
Continue in Context
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Read 1 Chronicles 6:49–53 — Aaron's sons carry altar and atonement dutiesSources used for this context pointer
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Biblical text
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Exact location: 1 Chronicles 6:49–53, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles
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