complete verse (1 Chronicles 6:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 6:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “Ahitub came to produce Zadok who produced Shallum.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shalum,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
    Zadok was the father of Shallum.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 6:12 - 6:13

Hilkiah (verse 13) was the High Priest during the period that Josiah ruled over Judah (2 Kgs 22.8-20). It was he who discovered the book of the Law and read it to the king.

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 6:12

6:12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Shallum,

Ahitub’s son was Zadok. Zadok’s son was Shallum.
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Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum.

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