Wesley's Explanatory Notes
1 Kings 4:4
Priests — That is, the high — priests, successively, first Abiathar, and then Zadok.
Priests — That is, the high — priests, successively, first Abiathar, and then Zadok.
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 the true ex...
3. SOLOMON'S PRINCES AND OFFICERS THE PROSPEROUS KINGDOM AND THE KING'S GREAT WISDOM CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The Princes (1 Kings 4:1)_ 2. The Officers (1 Kings 4:7) 3. The prosperous kingdom (1 Kings 4:20...
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_) a sta...
_over the host_ Benaiah had been put into Joab's office. See 1 Kings 2:34. _Zadok and Abiathar_were _the priests_ The Hebrew says only -were priests." Abiathar was still called priest, we may presume,...
II. THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS KINGDOM 4:1-20 In this section of Kings in which the author has been discussing the commencement of Solomon's reign, it is natural to find a description of his court and som...
_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 force...
ABIATHAR] Abiathar was priest during a very brief period of Solomon's reign: see 1 Kings 2:26; 1 Kings 2:27....
SOLOMON'S OFFICERS AND COURT 2. Azariah the son of Zadok] he was really the grandson of Zadok (1 Chronicles 6:8)....
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 4 SOLOMON’S PEACEFUL *KINGDOM This chapter shows how successful Solomon’s rule was. The country was wealthy. It was at peace. The farms...
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 prie...
וּ בְנָיָ֥הוּ בֶן ־יְהֹויָדָ֖ע עַל ־הַ צָּבָ֑
SOLOMON'S COURT AND KINGDOM 1 Kings 4:1. "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 strenuous...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
A PROSPEROUS NATION 1 Kings 4:1; 1 Kings 20:1; 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 22:1 What a picture is here given of national contentment and
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 aut...
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....
_Abiathar. By this it appears that Abiathar was not altogether deposed from the high priesthood; but only banished to his country house; and by that means excluded from the exercise of his functions....
(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 the...
The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people desi...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 AND 5. Chapter 4 contains an enumeration of the officers who served Solomon, and upheld the glory of his throne; and then, the manner in which the whole co...
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 throne...
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. I...
_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; or...
1 Solomons Princes. 7 His twelue Officers for prouision. 20.24 The peace and largenesse of his kingdome. 22 His daily prouision. 26 His stables. 29 His wisedome. 1 SO King Solomon was king ouer a...
THE CHIEF OFFICERS...
And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the host, 1 Kings 2:35; AND ZADOK AND ABIATHAR WERE THE PRIESTS, the latter, although deposed, still bearing the title, as in the New Testament;...
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 over...
1-19 In the choice of the great officers of Solomon's court, no doubt, his wisdom appeared. Several are the same that were in his father's time. A plan was settled by which no part of the country was...
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 and t...
1 Kings 4:4 Benaiah H1141 son H1121 Jehoiada H3077 army H6635 Zadok H6659 Abiathar H54 priests H3548 Benaiah -...
CONTENTS: Princes and commissaries of Israel. Solomon's reign and wisdom. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: There is spiritual peace and joy and a holy security for all faithful subjects of God'...
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. _Solomon's wi...
_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 at...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 4:1 Solomon displayed great wisdom in the early years of his kingship, and as a result, “Judah and Israel... were happy” (v. 1 Kings 4:20)....
THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE HEBREW EMPIRE CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— The list of officers in Solomon’s kingdom (1 Kings 4:2) seems to have been inserted without belonging to the narrative; for 1 King...
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 court, of the g...
Now as we get into chapter four, we have listed here those princes that were prominent during the reign of Solomon, and then the twelve officers who were over all of Israel who provided the food for t...
1 Kings 2:26; 1 Kings 2:27; 1 Kings 2:35...