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I Kings 4: How Many Priests Does it Take to Screw in a Lightbulb?
David was king over Judah, then all of Israel, but it never seemed like he had steady control over the many tribes. Shlomo sets up a sophisticated administrative state with prefects sent out to each of the tribes. The first part of the chapter details Shlomo’s top officials- similar to chapter 8 of II Samuel, but something seems off in the list. “These were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok—the priest Elihoreph and Ahijah sons of Shisha—scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud—recorder, Benaiah son of Jehoiada—over the army Zadok and Abiathar—priests…” (verses 2-4). Why are Azariah, Zadok, and…
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