1 Kings 4:2
Now, these, were his chief officers of state,—Azariah son of Zadok, the priest;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
In Context
1And so it came to pass, that, King Solomon, was king, over all Israel.
3Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, scribes,—Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, the recorder;
Cross References
Exodus 18:21Thou thyself, therefore shalt look out, from among all the people—men of ability, reverers of God, men of fidelity, haters of extortion,—and place them over [them] as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
2 Samuel 20:23And, Joab, was [restored] unto all the army of Israel,—And, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,
1 Chronicles 27:17Of Levi, Hashabiah, son of Kemuel. Of Aaron, Zadok.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 4:2-20
Solomon's Officers. ( b. c. 1014.) 1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend: 6 And Ahishar was over the household:… Read the whole commentary →