Seraiah (son of Hilkiah)

• 2 Samuel 8:17 says, “Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests”.
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  • 2SA 8:15–18, engwebp

    ¹⁵David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness for all his people.

    ¹⁶Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder,

    ¹⁷Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, Seraiah was scribe,

    ¹⁸Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.

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• 2 Kings 22:3–4 says that in the eighteenth year of King Josiah the king sent Shaphan the scribe to the LORD’s house, saying words that begin, “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which is brought into the LORD’s house”.
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  • 2KI 22:3–7, engwebp

    ³In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the LORD’s house, saying,

    ⁴“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which is brought into the LORD’s house, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.

    ⁵Let them deliver it into the hand of the workers who have the oversight of the LORD’s house; and let them give it to the workers who are in the LORD’s house, to repair the damage to the house,

    ⁶to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.

    ⁷However, no accounting shall be asked of them for the money delivered into their hand, for they deal faithfully.”

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• 2 Kings 25:18 says, “The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold”, and 25:20–21, “Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. The king of Babylon attacked them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath.”
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  • 2KI 25:18–21, engwebp

    ¹⁸The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold;

    ¹⁹and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and five men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city.

    ²⁰Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

    ²¹The king of Babylon attacked them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

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• Ezra 7:1–5 gives Ezra’s line: “Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest”. The Korean Revised Version gives the same line by generations, and reads 웃시엘 where WEB reads Uzzi (7:4).
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  • EZR 7:1–6, engwebp

    ¹Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

    ²the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

    ³the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

    ⁴the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,

    ⁵the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—

    ⁶this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the LORD his God’s hand on him.

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• Nehemiah 11:11 names “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”. The Korean Revised Version sets these last words before Seraiah’s name (하나님의 전을 맡은 자 스라야니, Seraiah, who had charge of God’s house) and counts the generations to Ahitub (아히둡의 오대손, the fifth generation from Ahitub).
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  • NEH 11:10–14, engwebp

    ¹⁰Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

    ¹¹Seraiah 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,

    ¹²and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

    ¹³and his brothers, chiefs of fathers’ households, two hundred forty-two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

    ¹⁴and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

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2 Samuel 8:17 says that Zadok the son of Ahitub was one of the priests; 2 Kings 22:4 names Hilkiah the high priest, and 25:18 Seraiah the chief priest, without naming their fathers. Ezra 7:1–5 names Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and his line on to Aaron the chief priest; Nehemiah 11:11 names 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” (the Korean Revised Version sets these words before Seraiah’s name). This collection records the Zadok son of Ahitub of Ezra 7:2 with the Zadok son of Ahitub of 2 Samuel 8:17, keeps the Seraiah and Hilkiah of Ezra 7:1 apart from Seraiah the chief priest and Hilkiah the high priest of 2 Kings, and keeps the Seraiah, Hilkiah, Zadok, Meraioth and Ahitub of Nehemiah 11:11, whose fathers or sons the text gives otherwise than those of the same names in Ezra 7:1–5, apart from them and from the priests of 2 Samuel and 2 Kings. The text does not say whether any of them are the same men, and the collection does not decide whether they are.

• 1 Chronicles 9:2–3 opens, “Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants. In Jerusalem, there lived of the children of Judah, of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:”, and names the children of Judah and of Benjamin, the priests, the Levites and the gatekeepers. 9:9 says, “and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six”; 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 God’s house”; 9:13, “and their brothers, heads of their fathers’ houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty”; and 9:22, “All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds were two hundred twelve.”
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  • 1CH 9:2–9, engwebp

    ²Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.

    ³In Jerusalem, there lived of the children of Judah, of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:

    ⁴Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.

    ⁵Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

    ⁶Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brothers, six hundred ninety.

    ⁷Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

    ⁸and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

    ⁹and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers’ households by their fathers’ houses.

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  • 1CH 9:10–13, engwebp

    ¹⁰Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,

    ¹¹and 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;

    ¹²and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

    ¹³and their brothers, heads of their fathers’ houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; they were very able men for the work of the service of God’s house.

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  • 1CH 9:14–16, engwebp

    ¹⁴Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

    ¹⁵and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,

    ¹⁶and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

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  • 1CH 9:17–22, engwebp

    ¹⁷The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),

    ¹⁸who previously served in the king’s gate eastward. They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi.

    ¹⁹Shallum was the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent. Their fathers had been over the LORD’s camp, keepers of the entry.

    ²⁰Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.

    ²¹Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the door of the Tent of Meeting.

    ²²All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds were two hundred twelve. These were listed by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer ordained in their office of trust.

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• Nehemiah 11:3–4 opens, “Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem … Some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem”, and names the children of Judah and of Benjamin, the priests, the Levites and the gatekeepers. 11:8 says, “After him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight”; 11:11, “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”; 11:12–14 give the brothers of the priests as “eight hundred twenty-two”, “two hundred forty-two” and “one hundred twenty-eight”; and 11:19 says, “Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.”
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  • NEH 11:3–9, engwebp

    ³Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the cities of Judah, everyone lived in his possession in their cities—Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants.

    ⁴Some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;

    ⁵and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.

    ⁶All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men.

    ⁷These are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah.

    ⁸After him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.

    ⁹Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

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  • NEH 11:10–14, engwebp

    ¹⁰Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

    ¹¹Seraiah 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,

    ¹²and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

    ¹³and his brothers, chiefs of fathers’ households, two hundred forty-two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

    ¹⁴and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

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  • NEH 11:15–18, engwebp

    ¹⁵Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

    ¹⁶and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of God’s house;

    ¹⁷and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

    ¹⁸All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.

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  • NEH 11:19–24, engwebp

    ¹⁹Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.

    ²⁰The residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

    ²¹But the temple servants lived in Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.

    ²²The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers responsible for the service of God’s house.

    ²³For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

    ²⁴Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.

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1 Chronicles 9:2–22 and Nehemiah 11:3–19 each name the children of Judah and of Benjamin who lived in Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites and the gatekeepers. 1 Chronicles 9:9 gives “nine hundred fifty-six”, 9:13 “one thousand seven hundred sixty” and 9:22 “two hundred twelve” gatekeepers; Nehemiah 11:8 gives “nine hundred twenty-eight”, 11:12–14 “eight hundred twenty-two”, “two hundred forty-two” and “one hundred twenty-eight”, and 11:19 “one hundred seventy-two”. 1 Chronicles 9:11 names Azariah and Nehemiah 11:11 names Seraiah, each “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” (the Korean Revised Version sets 하나님의 전을 맡은 자, who had charge of God’s house, before each name). The text does not say how the two registers stand to each other, or whether Azariah and Seraiah are one man. This collection records each register as its book gives it, joins only the men given the same father and son, does not relate or reconcile the numbers of the two registers, and decides nothing.