These were the princes which he had The principal officers employed under him. Azariah the son Or the grandson; of Zadok
1 Chronicles 6:8-9. The priest The second priest, or the priest that attended upon Solomon's person, in holy offices and administrations. Or, as the Hebrew word here rendered priest may be, and is often, translated prince, in Scripture, this Azariah might be the highest officer of the state, next to the king; or the chief minister of state, by whom the great affairs of the kingdom were managed and prepared for the king's consideration.