How many times is Zadok mentioned in the Bible?
The word Zadok appears 52 times in the King James Version, in 49 verses. Counting every form (Zadok, Zadok's), it appears 53 times in 50 verses across 8 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Zadok 54 times (55 with every form).
Zadok in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Zadok counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Zadok | 52 | 54 |
| Zadok's | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 53 | 55 |
What the name Zadok means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Zadok as "just; justified".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Zadok most
Zadok appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Chronicles has the most (15), then 2 Samuel (14) and 1 Kings (11).
First and last mention of Zadok
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
The verse that uses it most is 2 Samuel 15:35, 2 times (tied with 1 Chronicles 6:8, 1 Chronicles 6:12):
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Where the two translations differ
0 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 1 verse matches only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Matthew 1:14: counted in the World English Bible only
And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
Common questions
How many times is Zadok in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 53 of the 53 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Zadok appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Chronicles has the most (15), then 2 Samuel (14) and 1 Kings (11).
Where is Zadok first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Samuel 8:17: "And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;" The last is Ezekiel 48:11.
What does the name Zadok mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Zadok as "just; justified".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.