7 others in the registry answer to the name Zadok. Every Zadok in the Bible
- verses
- 40
- first named
- 2 Samuel 8:17
- last named
- Ezekiel 44:15
- period
- United Monarchy
- tribe
- Levi
Description
Who was Zadok?
Zadok was a significant figure in the history of Israel, serving as a high priest during the reigns of King David and King Solomon. He first appears in the biblical narrative as one of the two priests mentioned alongside Ahimelech during David's reign. Zadok remained loyal to David during the rebellion of Absalom, and he played a key role in anointing Solomon as king. After Solomon's accession to the throne, Zadok was appointed as the sole high priest, replacing Abiathar. Zadok's descendants continued to serve as high priests in the temple in Jerusalem, and they are mentioned in the visions of Ezekiel regarding the future restoration of the temple and its services. The "sons of Zadok" are described as faithful priests who will serve in the restored temple. Zadok's lineage and role emphasize the importance of the priesthood in maintaining the worship of God and the spiritual leadership of the nation.
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
The 10 best-attested of 16 are drawn. All 16 are listed below.
Child of
Descendant of
Father of
Parent of
Stands in the same events as
- Abiathar10 events
- Nathan8 events
- David7 events
- Solomon6 events
- Benaiah6 events
- Hushai3 events
- Gihon3 events
- Jerusalem2 events
- Adonijah2 events
- Cherethites2 events
- Pelethites2 events
- Israel1 event
and 10 more, ordered by how many events they share.
Places
Where this happens
The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.
The pattern
Where Zadok is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
40 verses across 5 of 66 books; 61 write the name nowhere. Named in 2 Samuel (13), 1 Kings (11), 1 Chronicles (11), 2 Chronicles (1) and Ezekiel (4).
Read it
Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 40, across 5 books. The name is written 42 times in them.
Onward
Where this page goes
Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.
Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- 2 Samuel 8Zadok son of Ahitub served as a priest.
- 2 Samuel 15Zadok carried the ark with the Levites, offered it back to Jerusalem at David’s command, and remained there.
- 2 Samuel 17Zadok received Hushai’s warning and helped send it quickly to David.
- 2 Samuel 19Zadok carried David’s message to the elders of Judah about restoring the king.
- 1 Kings 1Zadok refuses Adonijah, takes the oil from the tabernacle, and anoints Solomon at Gihon.
- 1 Kings 4Zadok served among Solomon’s priests, while his son Azariah served as priest.
- 1 Chronicles 24Zadok helped David divide the priestly descendants according to their offices of service.
- 1 Chronicles 29Zadok was anointed as priest when Solomon was designated king.
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