Tag Archives: 1 Kings 4:3

אֱלִיחֹ֧רֶף וַאֲחִיָּ֛ה בְּנֵ֥י שִׁישָׁ֖א סֹפְרִ֑ים יְהֹושָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־אֲחִיל֖וּד הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ Elīḥoref and Aḥiyyah, sons of Shishah, were scribes; Yehoshafat son of Aḥilud was the recorder. Historical and Literary Context of 1 Kings 4:3 1 Kings 4:3 occurs within the administrative list of officials under King Shelomoh’s reign, a passage that emphasizes the structure and stability of his kingdom. The verse reads: This verse not only names key figures in the royal bureaucracy but does so using formal administrative titles and construct relationships typical of court literature.… Learn Hebrew