1 Kings 2:35

“And the king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada in his place over the army; and Zadok the priest the king put in the place of Abiathar.”

1 Kings 2:35 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 2:35, word by word

And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
putיִּתֵּןyiten

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “yiten” appears
Benaiahבְּנָיָהוּbenayahu

Benaiah

Benaiah: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Jehoiada, head of David's guard and later commander of Solomon's army (2 Samuel 8:18; 23:20). It means "YHWH has built."

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sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehoyada

Jehoiada

Jehoiada: the name of several men; among them the father of Benaiah (2 Samuel 8:18) and the priest who protected King Joash (2 Kings 11). It means "YHWH knows."

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the armyצָּבָאtsava

army

An army.

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and Zadokצָדוֹקtsadok

Zadok

Zadok: the name of several men; the best known is the priest in the time of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 2:35). It means "righteous."

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the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָרevyatar

Abiathar

Abiathar: son of the priest Ahimelech; the only one who escaped the slaughter at Nob. He joined David and was his priest (1 Samuel 22:20-23). The name means "the father is abundant."

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The context

34Then Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and fell upon him and put him to death, and he was buried at his house in the wilderness.

35 · This verse (above)

36And the king sent and called Shimei and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, and do not go out from there this way or that.

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