Zadok
And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests,
saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the
last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of
all Israel is come to the king, [even] to his house....
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These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons
of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and
Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and
Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger
brethren....
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Zadok or Zadoq (Hebrew: צדוק, Tzadok meaning "Righteous") was
a Jewish High Priest in the tenth century BC. A son of Ahitub,
of the line of Eleazar (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 24:3),
high priest in the time of David (2 Sam. 20:25) and Solomon (1
Kings 4:4) (1 Kings 4:2). He is first mentioned as coming to
take part with David at Hebron (1 Chr...
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And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered
him, and said, Since [the people] began to bring the offerings
into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and
have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and
that which is left [is] this great store....
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1. Son of Ahitub, of the house of Eleazar, son of Aaron (1
Chronicles 24:3). Joined David at Hebron after Saul's death,
with 22 captains of his father's house. At Absalom's revolt
Zadok and the Levites bearing the ark accompanied David in
leaving Jerusalem, but at his request returned with the ark
and along with Hushai and Abiathar became Davi...
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za'-dok (tsadowq, once tsadhoq (1 Ki 1:26), similar to
tsaddiq, and tsadduq, post-Biblical, meaning justus,
"righteous"; Septuagint Sadok): Cheyne in Encyclopedia
Biblica suggests that Zadok was a modification of a Gentilic
name, that of the Zidkites the Negeb, who probably derived
their appellation from the root ts-d-q, a secondary title of
...
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-1. The high priest during the time of David's reign
2Sa 19:11; 20:25; 1Ch 15:11; 16:39
Removes the ark of the covenant from Jerusalem at the
time
of Absalom's usurpation; returns with the ark of the
covenant at David's command
2Sa 15:24-36; 17:15,17-21
Stands aloof from Adonijah at the time of his attempted
usurpation
1Ki 1:8,26
Summoned...
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(just).
1. Son of Ahitub and one of the two chief priests in
the time of David, Abiathar being the other. Zadok was of
the house of Eleazar the son of Aaron, 1Ch 24:3 and eleventh
in descent from Aaron. 1Ch 12:28 He joined David at Hebron
after Saul's death, 1Ch 12:28 and thenceforth his fidelity
to David was inviolable. When Absalom revolted...
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righteous. (1.) A son of Ahitub, of the line of Eleazer (2
Sam.
8:17; 1 Chr. 24:3), high priest in the time of David
(2 Sam.
20:25) and Solomon (1 Kings 4:4). He is first
mentioned as
coming to take part with David at Hebron (1 Chr.
12:27, 28). He
was probably on this account made ruler over the
Aaronites
(27:17). Zadok and Abiathar acted...
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