King James Version
1 Kings 4:2 in the King James Version says “And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, priest: or, chief officer” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, priest: or, chief officer”
1 Kings 4:2 · KJV
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, priest: or, chief officer
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. scribes: or, secretaries recorder: or, remembrancer
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
KJV Study — Public Domain
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“the son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“the priest”
H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
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