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1. Son of Ahitub, of the house of Eleazar, son of Aaron (). 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 David's medium of knowing events passing in the city, through Jonathan and Ahimaaz. At Absasalom's death David desired Zadok and Abiathar to persuade the elders of Judah to invite him to return (2 Samuel 15; 2 Samuel 17; 2 Samuel 19). Zadok remained faithful in Adonijah's rebellion when Abiathar joined it. Zadok, with Nathan the prophet, anointed Solomon at Gihon by David's command (a second anointing took place subsequently: ). So Solomon put Zadok instead of Abiathar, fulfilling the curse on Eli (1 Samuel 2; 3; ; ; ; ). (See ABIATHAR.)
David made him ruler over the Aaronites (); their number in -28, is said to be 3,700 under Jehoiada. Zadok did not survive to the dedication of Solomon's temple, but Azariah his son or grandson (-9) was then high priest (; ). His descendants continued in the high priesthood (compare , "Azariah of the house of Zadok chief priest") until the time of Antiochus Eupator. The double high priesthood of Zadok and Abiathar answers to that of the chief priest and second priest (; "Annas and Caiaphas being high priest);" compare , "Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok." Zadok ministered mainly before the tabernacle at Gibeon (). Abiathar bad charge of the ark in Jerusalem; so formerly Eleazar and Ithamar, Hophni and Phinehas, were joint chief priests. Even while the line of Ithamar in the person of Eli was foremost, Eleazar's house held its ground on a kind of parity, Ahitub, Zadok's father, being called "ruler of the house of God" (; ).
2. A second Zadok, son of a second Ahitub, son of Amariah; in king Amaziah's time. ((See HIGH PRIEST.) Many links are omitted in these lists (; ; -5); the repetition of the same names in a family is natural.
3. Father of Jerushah, king Uzziah's wife (; ).
4. Son of Baana, repaired the wall (), signed the covenant (); a chief of the people, of the tribe of Judah (for Baana was a Netophathite of Judah, ). Intermarriages of Judah with the tribe of Levi were frequent, Whence Zadok appears in Judah ().
5. Son of Immer, a priest; repaired over against his own house (); of the 16th course ().
6. ; . Son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub; some omission or error of copyists is suspected from comparing the list, -5; -14, where a Meraioth is grandfather or great grandfather of Zadok. The name is equivalent to the "Justus" of ; ; .
7. Set over the treasuries by Nehemiah () to distribute to brethren; "the scribe."