| Geneva Study Bible And these were the {a} princes which he had; {b} Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, (a) That is, his chief officers. (b) He was the son of Achimais and Zadok's nephew. Wesley's Notes 4:2 Princes - That is, the chief rulers or officers. The son - Or the grand - son. The priest - The second priest, or the priest that attended upon Solomon's person in holy offices and administrations. King James Translators' Notes priest: or, chief officer Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 2. these were the princes-or chief officers, as is evident from two of them marrying Solomon's daughters. Azariah the son of Zadok the priest-rather, "the prince," as the Hebrew word frequently signifies (Ge 41:45; Ex 2:16; 2Sa 8:18); so that from the precedency given to his person in the list, he seems to have been prime minister, the highest in office next the king. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 4:1-19 In the choice of the great officers of Solomon's court, no doubt, his wisdom appeared. Several are the same that were in his father's time. A plan was settled by which no part of the country was exhausted to supply his court, though each sent its portion. | 
