“‘Azaryah the son of Natan, chief administrator; Zavud the son of Natan, the king’s trusted counselor; Achishar, in charge of the palace; Adoniram the son of ‘Avda, in charge of forced labor.” -1 Kings 4:5-6 So in verse 5, a dude named Natan is mentioned. This is NOT the same homie who was David’s prophet […]

“B’nayah the son of Y’hoyada, commander of the army; Tzadok and Evyatar, cohanim.“ -1 Kings 4:4 Alrighty, verse 4 presents us with a bit of a conundrum. We’re told that Tzadok and Evyatar were COHANIM or “High Priests.” But didn’t Solomon remove Evyatar and banish him to his own land in the city of Anathoth? […]

“Elichoref and Achiyah the sons of Shisha, secretaries; Y’hoshafat the son of Achilud, secretary of state;” 1 Kings 4:3 In verse 3, Elichoref and Achiyah are called secretaries, but they were really scribes. If you ever wanted to know what a Scribe is in the Scriptures, this is the post for you. There are 3 […]

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Today, we begin 1 Kings Chapter 4. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. Chapter 4 kicks off fast and furious with a listing of the key officials in King Solomon’s administration. This is actually similar to the one in 2nd Samuel Chapter 8 that listed David’s top […]