1 Kings 4:4 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

NIV: Benaiah son of Jehoiada—commander in chief; Zadok and Abiathar—priests;

NASB: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

CSB: Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar, priests;

NLT: Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

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

NKJV: Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, over the army; Zadok and Abiathar, the priests;

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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