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 the son of Zadok was the priest; 3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 5and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king’s friend; 6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.

1 Kings 4:4 word by word

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

• Benaiahבְּנָיָ֫הוּbenâyâh benâyâhû · BenaiahH1141
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• overעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the armyצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• and Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
• Abiatharאֶבְיָתָר'ebyâthâr · AbiatharH54
• priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:4

• 1 Kings 2:35The king appointed Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in his place, and the king appointed Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.
• 1 Kings 2:26Then to Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to Anathoth to your own field, for you deserve to die; but I will not put you to death at this time, because you carried the ark of the Lord God before my father David, and because you were afflicted in everything with which my father was afflicted.”

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