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1 Kings 4

1 Kings 4:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And these were the princes
sar (Hebrew #8269)
a head person (of any rank or class)
KJV usage: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ((-task- ))master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
Pronounce: sar
Origin: from 8323
which he had; Azariah
`Azaryah (Hebrew #5838)
from 5826 and 3050; Jah has helped; Azarjah, the name of nineteen Israelites
KJV usage: Azariah.
Pronounce: az-ar-yaw'
Origin: or mAzaryahuw {az-ar-yaw'-hoo}
the son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Zadok
Tsadowq (Hebrew #6659)
just; Tsadok, the name of eight or nine Israelites
KJV usage: Zadok.
Pronounce: tsaw-doke'
Origin: from 6663
ηthe priest
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
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or, the chief officer.

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Ministry on This Verse

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the princes.That is, great, chief, or principal men; for none of them were princes, in the common acceptation of the word.
Azariah.
priest.
or, chief officer.
 Now everything is in order and worthy of this glorious reign, but we find only eleven princes (1 Kings 4:2-6). The perfect order in relation to government on earth, represented by the number twelve, had not yet come and would not come until the advent of One greater than Solomon. (The Glory of the Kingdom: 1 Kings 4 by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And these are the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok was priestb;

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "the priest." In ver. 4 there is no article. "priests."