1 Kings 4:2

2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest; (And these were the leaders that he had; Azariah, the son of Zadok, was the priest who was over-the-year, that is, the calendar of events;)

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 Forsooth king Solomon was reigning on all Israel.
2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah, the son of Zadok, the priest; (And these were the leaders that he had; Azariah, the son of Zadok, was the priest who was over-the-year, that is, the calendar of events;)
3 Elihoreph, and Ahiah, (the) sons of Shisha, were scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was chancellor;
4 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was prince upon the host (was the leader of the army); and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
5 Azariah, the son of Nathan, was upon them that stood nigh [to] the king (was over those who stood close to the king/was over the regional governors); Zabud, the son of Nathan, was [a] priest, a friend of the king;
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