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1 Kings 4:2
2These were his [chief] officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the high priest;
1 Kings 4:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
- New International Version (NIV)And these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok—the priest;
- English Standard Version (ESV)and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest;
- New King James Version (NKJV)And these were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
Context of 1 Kings 4:2
1King Solomon was king over all [the people of] Israel. These were his [chief] officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the high priest; 3Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, were scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder [of important events]; 4Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
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וְאֵ֥לֶּה הַשָּׂרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ עֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־צָד֖וֹק הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:2
- Exodus 18:21Furthermore, you shall select from all the people competent men who [reverently] fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; you shall place these over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.
- 2 Samuel 8:15So David reigned over all Israel, and continued to administer justice and righteousness for all his people.
- 2 Samuel 20:23Now Joab was [commander] over the entire army of Israel; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was [commander] over the Cherethites and Pelethites [the king’s bodyguards];
- 1 Corinthians 12:28So God has appointed and placed in the church [for His own use]: first apostles [chosen by Christ], second prophets [those who foretell the future, those who speak a new message from God to the people], third teachers, then those who work miracles, then those with the gifts of healings, the helpers, the administrators, and speakers in various kinds of [unknown] tongues.
- 1 Chronicles 6:8and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz,
- 1 Chronicles 27:17of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok;
Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2These were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest - These were his great, chief, or principal men. None of them were princes in the common acceptation of the word.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest - “The priest” here belongs to Azariah, not to Zadok. The term used כהן kôhên means sometimes a priest, sometimes a civil officer, with perhaps a semi-priestly character. (See 2 Samuel 8:18 note.) In this place it has the definite article prefixed, and can only mean “the high priest.” Azariah, called here the “son,” but really the “grandson,” of Zadok, seems to have succeeded him in the priesthood 1 Chronicles 6:10…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Zadok was very old, so his grandson Azariah became the high priest (see 1 Chronicles 6:8–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. these were the princes--or chief officers, as is evident from two of them marrying Solomon's daughters. Azariah the son of Zadok the priest--rather, "the prince," as the Hebrew word frequently signifies (Ge 41:45; Ex 2:16; 2Sa 8:18); so that from the precedency given to his person in the list, he seems to have been prime minister, the highest in office next the king.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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