Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
New American Standard Bible
and
King James Version
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
Holman Bible
Zadok and Abiathar, priests;
International Standard Version
Jehoiada's son Benaiah commanded the army, Zadok and Abiathar served as priests,
American Standard Version
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Amplified
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Bible in Basic English
Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was head of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Darby Translation
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Julia Smith Translation
And Benaiah, son of Jehoida, over the army: and Zadok and Abiathar, priests:
King James 2000
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the army, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
Modern King James verseion
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army. And Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; And Zadok and Abiathar were the priests;
NET Bible
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
New Heart English Bible
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
The Emphasized Bible
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada, over the army, - and Zadok and Abiathar priests;
Webster
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
World English Bible
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Youngs Literal Translation
and Benaiah son of Jehoiada is over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar are priests;
Themes
Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Associate high priest with zadok in the reign of david
Benaiah » Son of jehoiada, commander of the cherethites and pelethites » Loyal to solomon
King » Chief officers of » The captain of the army
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Kings » Officers of » Captain of the host
Interlinear
Tsaba'
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 4:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Wisdom: Political Administration
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; 4 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 5 and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, [and] the king's friend;
Cross References
1 Kings 2:35
And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the army. And the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.
1 Kings 2:26-27
And the king said to Abiathar the priest, Get thee to Anathoth, to thine own fields, for thou are worthy of death. But I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou bore the ark of lord LORD before David my father, and be