1 Kings 4:2
1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
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:
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- BSB
- and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;
- KJV
- And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
- WEB
- These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
- ASV
- And these were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
- DARBY
- And these are the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok was priest;
- BLB
- And these [were] the officials who [were] unto him: Azariah son of Zadok the priest;
- ÅB
- Og dette var hans fornemste menn: Asarja, sønn av Sadok, var prest[^1];
- OTB
- Dette var hans embetsmenn: Asarja, sønn av Sadok, tjente som prest;
- B1930
- Og dette var hans fornemste menn: Asarja, sønn av Sadok, var prest; / < likesom 2SA 8, 18.>
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Original text and word study
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1 Corinthians 12:28
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
Read in contextExodus 18:21
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Read in context2 Samuel 20:23–26
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
Read in context2 Samuel 8:15–18
And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
Read in context1 Chronicles 6:8–10
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
Read in context1 Chronicles 27:17
Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:
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