Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 4:4
4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
1 Kings 4:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
- New International Version (NIV)Benaiah son of Jehoiada—commander in chief; Zadok and Abiathar—priests;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, over the army; Zadok and Abiathar, the priests;
Context of 1 Kings 4:4
2and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 5Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king; 6Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
Read all of 1 Kings 41 Kings 4:4 word by word
וּבְנָיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וְצָד֥וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:4
- 1 Kings 2:35And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.
- 1 Kings 2:26Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4It is curious to find Abiathar in this list of princes, after what has been said of his disgrace 1 Kings 2:27, 1 Kings 2:35. Some have supposed that after a while Solomon pardoned him. Perhaps the true explanation is that the historian here enumerates all those who were accounted “princes” in any part of Solomon‘s reign.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Benaiah … Zadok and Abiathar: All three held important positions in David's administration. Even though Abiathar was removed as high priest (1 Kings 2:26–27), he continued to serve as a priest.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Benaiah ... was over the host--formerly captain of the guard. He had succeeded Joab as commander of the forces. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests--Only the first discharged the sacred functions; the latter had been banished to his country seat and retained nothing more than the name of high priest.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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