1 Kings 4:2

2 Now these are the officials who were his: Azariah the son of Zadok [was] the priest.

1 Kings 4:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 4:2

And these [were] the princes which he had
That were in office about him, in the highest posts of honour and trust:

Azariah the son of Zadok the priest:
or rather his grandson, since Ahimaaz was the son of Zadok, and Azariah the son of Ahimaaz, ( 1 Chronicles 6:8 1 Chronicles 6:9 ) ; though another Zadok may be meant, and his son not a priest but a prince, as the word may be rendered, and was Solomon's prime minister of state, and the rather, since he is mentioned first.

1 Kings 4:2 In-Context

1 King Solomon was king over all Israel.

2 Now these are the officials who were his: Azariah the son of Zadok [was] the priest.

3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, [were] the secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] the recorder.

4 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the army, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

5 Azariah the son of Nathan [was] over the governors, and Zabud the son of Nathan was a priest, an advisor to the king.