1 Kings 2:35
in 1 Kings 2And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host; and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
KJV
And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
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This verse in 1 Kings 2
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host,.... Advanced him from being captain of his bodyguards to be general of the army: and Zadok the priest did he put in the room of Abiathar; from a common priest he promoted him to the high priesthood; whereby that office was restored to its ancient line, the family or Eleazar, having been in the line of Ithamar for many years; and the prediction of the destruction of Eli's house, made eighty years ago, began to be fulfilled, 1Sa 2:31.
This site's exposition
He was buried at his own home in the wilderness
on 1 Kings 2:34-35
Joab “was buried at his own home in the wilderness”. In the next verse Benaiah takes Joab's place “over the army” and Zadok the priest takes Abiathar's place. Zadok's appointment keeps the promise of 1 Samuel 2:35, a faithful priest who would act by what is in the LORD's heart.
This site's exposition
in Joab’s place over the army
Benaiah moves from the king’s bodyguard to command the army. John Gill notes that with Zadok in Abiathar’s place the high priesthood returns to the line of Eleazar from the line of Ithamar. Albert Barnes adds that Zadok now serves as the one high priest, where 1:8 had found two.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Joab being put to death, Benaiah was advanced to be general of the forces in his room, and, Abiathar being deposed, Zadok was made high priest in his room, and therein was fulfilled the word of God, when he threatened to cut off the house of Eli ( 1 Sam. ii. 35 ), I will raise me up a faithful priest, and will build him a sure house.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The high priesthood had been for some time in a certain sense divided between Zadok and Abiathar. (See the 1Ki 1:8 note). Henceforth, Zadok became sole high priest.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתֵּ֨ן | vaiyiten | and he put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנָיָ֧הוּ | benayahu | Benaiah | H1141 → | 42 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע | yehoyada' | Jehoiada | H3077 → | 51 times |
| תַּחְתָּ֖יו | tachtav | in place of him | H8478 → | 505 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַצָּבָ֑א | hatzava' | the army | H6635 → | 485 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| צָד֤וֹק | tzadok | Zadok | H6659 → | 53 times |
| הַכֹּהֵן֙ | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| נָתַ֣ן | natan | he put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| תַּ֖חַת | tachat | in place of | H8478 → | 505 times |
| אֶבְיָתָֽר׃ | ʾevyatar | Abiathar | H54 → | 30 times |
וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he put
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בְּנָיָ֧הוּBenaiah
benayahuH1141 →42 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוֹיָדָ֛עJehoiada
yehoyada'H3077 →51 times
תַּחְתָּ֖יוin place of him
tachtavH8478 →505 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַצָּבָ֑אthe army
hatzava'H6635 →485 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
צָד֤וֹקZadok
tzadokH6659 →53 times
הַכֹּהֵן֙the priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
נָתַ֣ןhe put
natanH5414 →2011 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
תַּ֖חַתin place of
tachatH8478 →505 times
אֶבְיָתָֽר׃Abiathar
ʾevyatarH54 →30 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 2:27So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 2:27–36
Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s…
- 1 Samuel 3:12–14
On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his family, from beginning to end.
- Jeremiah 7:12–14
But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.
- 1 Samuel 2:27–36
Through
1 Chronicles 29:22That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler,…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:1
When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
- Exodus 24:11
But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
- 1 Kings 1:34–39
There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
- 1 Chronicles 23:1
Through
1 Chronicles 24:3With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 8:17
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
- 1 Chronicles 24:31
As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family…
- 2 Samuel 8:17
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Kings
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.