1 Kings 2:35

¶ 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.

And the king {H4428} put {H5414} Benaiah {H1141} the son {H1121} of Jehoiada {H3077} in his room over the host {H6635}: and Zadok {H6659} the priest {H3548} did the king {H4428} put {H5414} in the room of Abiathar {H54}.

The king put B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada in charge of the army instead of him, and the king replaced Evyatar with Tzadok the cohen.

And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.

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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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 2:27 (5 votes)

    So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

  • 1 Kings 4:4 (3 votes)

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

  • 1 Chronicles 29:22 (3 votes)

    And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed [him] unto the LORD [to be] the chief governor, and Zadok [to be] priest.

  • 1 Chronicles 24:3 (3 votes)

    And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:4 (2 votes)

    Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:15 (2 votes)

    And Jehozadak went [into captivity], when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

  • Psalms 109:8 (2 votes)

    Let his days be few; [and] let another take his office.