1 Kings 4:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: ”

1 Kings 4:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

It is curious to find Abiathar in this list of princes, after what has been said of his disgrace 1Ki 2:27 , 1 Kings 2:35 . Some have supposed that after a while Solomon pardoned him. Perhaps th...
1 Kings 4:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the host: and Zadok and (c) Abiathar [were] the priests: (c) Not Abiathar whom Solomon had put from his office, ( 1 Kings 2:27 ) but another of that name.
1 Kings 4:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 3:1 to 1 Kings 4:34 . Early Days, Reign, and Wisdom of Solomon. The sources of this section are various, and the arrangement of the narrative in the LXX should be noticed. There are ( a...
1 Kings 4:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
1 Kings 4:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: Benaiah ... over the host. Formerly captain of the guard, he had succeeded Josh as commander of the...
1 Kings 4:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Solomon's Officers and Court 2. Azariah the son of Zadok] he was really the grandson of Zadok ( 1 Chronicles 6:8-9 ).
1 Kings 4:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Zadok and Abiathar ... the priests. — Abiathar, though disgraced and practically deposed, was still regarded theoretically as priest (much as Annas is called “high priest” in the Gospels), for the...
1 Kings 4:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

SOLOMON'S COURT AND KINGDOM 1 Kings 4:1-34 . "But what more oft in nations grown corrupt And by their vices brought to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, Bondage with ease than s...
1 Kings 4:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Prosperous Nation 1 Kings 4:1-7 ; 1 Kings 20:1-43 ; 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 22:1-53 What a picture is here given of national contentment and prosperity! We can almost hear the gladsome v...
1 Kings 4:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Solomon set himself to a careful organization of his kingdom. The system of government as here set forth is characterized by order, and, indeed, is in many ways remarkable. The king was supreme in au...
1 Kings 4:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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 th...
1 Kings 4:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the host ,.... General of the army in the room of Joab, 1 Kings 2:35 ; and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests ; so they were when Solomon came to the...
1 Kings 4:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests: Ver. 4: And Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.] Abiathar had been so, and still retained the title....
1 Kings 4:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Scribes That is, secretaries of state. He chose two, whereas David had but one, either because he observed some inconveniences in trusting all the important matters of his government in one band; o...
1 Kings 4:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

SOLOMON'S ADMINISTRATION (vs.1-19) In Solomon's time peace was established in a way not seen in David's day, for there was continual turmoil while David reigned. Now Solomon was undisputed king...
1 Kings 4:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Solomon's Officers. B. C. 1014. 1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And thes...
1 Kings 4:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

i.e. The high priests, to wit, successively, first Abiathar, and then Zadok. Quest. Why is Abiathar named when he was deposed? Answ. First, Because it is ordinary for persons to retain the names...
1 Kings 4:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE HEBREW EMPIRE CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— The list of officers in Solomon’s kingdom ( 1 Kings 4:2-19 ) seems to have been inserted without belonging to the narrative; f...
1 Kings 4:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 4:16 . Two women that were harlots. The Chaldaic paraphrase reads, “two women of the tabernacle.” It would be difficult for two common women to gain the royal ear. 1 Kings 4:30 . Solomo...
1 Kings 4:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

So King Solomon was king over all Israel. A kingdom unified Charles Albert, we are told, went to help the Milanese. The Austrians, vastly outnumbering, drove him back toward Turin, defeated him...
1 Kings 4:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SOLOMON 'S STATE AND COURT OFFICIALS .—The account of Solomon's marriage and entry upon his religious and judicious functions is appropriately followed by a description of his...
1 Kings 4:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Chief officers
1 Kings 4:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:26 ; 1 Kings 2:27 ; 1 Kings 2:35
1 Kings 4:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Priests — That is, the high — priests, successively, first Abiathar, and then Zadok.

1 Kings 4:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 4:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 4:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 4:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 4:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 4:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 4:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 4:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 4:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 4:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 4:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 4:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 4:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 4:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 4:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 4:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 4:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 4:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 4:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 4:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 4:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 4:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 4:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 4:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes