1 Kings 4:4

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

2these were his officials: Azariah, son of Zadok, was the ⌞chief⌟ priest. 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were scribes. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was the royal historian. Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests. 5Azariah, son of Nathan, was in charge of the district governors. Zabud, son of Nathan, was the king’s adviser. 6Ahishar was in charge of the palace. Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of forced labor.

1 Kings 4:4 word by word

וּבְנָיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וְצָד֥וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Benaiahבְּנָיָ֫הוּbenâyâh benâyâhû · BenaiahH1141
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• over the hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• and Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
• and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָר'ebyâthâr · AbiatharH54
• the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:4

• 1 Kings 2:35The king then appointed Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, to replace Joab as commander of the army. King Solomon also replaced Abiathar with the priest Zadok.
• 1 Kings 2:26The king told the priest Abiathar, “Go to your land in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but I won’t kill you at this time because you carried the ark of the Almighty Lord ahead of my father David and because you shared all my father’s sufferings.”

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

Topics related to 1 Kings 4:4

• Abiathar
• Benaiah
• Cabinet
• King
• Officer
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• Abiathar
• Benaiah
• Jehoiada
• Zadok
• Region
• Solomon
• Abishag
• Ahimelech
• Deer
• Genealogy

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