Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 12:28
and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records this entry as part of a military roster gathering to support David, positioned between the account of Jehoiada’s forces and the list of Saul’s loyal kinsmen.
The words — The text identifies Zadok as a נַעַר (na'ar), a young man, and a גִבּוֹר חַיִל (gibbor chayil), a man of strength or valor. It explicitly records עֶשְׂרִים וּ/שְׁנַיִם (esrim u'shenayim), twenty and two commanders, from his family line.
The thread — This Zadok appears elsewhere as the son of Ahitub and father of Ahimaaz (1 Chronicles 6:8, 53), and is listed alongside Ahimelech as a priest in 2 Samuel 8:17.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to recognize that military and priestly leadership in Israel operated through established family lines, and that loyalty to David was drawn from both Judah and Benjamin.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 8:17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
- 1 Chronicles 6:8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
- 1 Chronicles 6:53 Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
- 1 Kings 1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
- 1 Kings 2:35 And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.
- Ezekiel 44:15 But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD.