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Solomon’s Princes

1 Kings 4:5

In 11 translations

BSB
Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;
KJV
And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend:
WEB
Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;
ASV
and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, and the king’s friend;
LSV
and Azariah son of Nathan [is] over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan [is] minister, friend of the king;
YLT
and Azariah son of Nathan [is] over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan [is] minister, friend of the king;
DBY
and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the superintendents; and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, the king's friend;
DRC
Azarias the son of Nathan, over them that were about the king: Zabud, the son of Nathan the priest, the king’s friend:
GNV
And Azariah the sonne of Nathan was ouer the officers, and Zabud the sonne of Nathan Priest was the Kings friend,
JPS
and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister and the king's friend;
LXXE
And Ornia the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabuth son of Nathan was the king's friend.Gr. appointed ones.Heb. and Alex. insert 'priest.'Or, companion.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־נָתָ֖ן עַל־הַנִּצָּבִ֑ים וְזָב֧וּד בֶּן־נָתָ֛ן כֹּהֵ֖ן רֵעֶ֥ה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ Ὀρνία υἱὸς Νάθαν ἐπὶ τῶν καθεσταμένων· καὶ Ζαβοὺθ υἱὸς Νάθαν ἑταῖρος τοῦ βασιλέως·

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  • 2 Samuel 16:16And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
  • 1 Chronicles 27:33Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
  • 2 Samuel 15:37So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.
  • 2 Samuel 12:1–15Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing…
  • John 15:14–15You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My…
  • James 2:23And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
  • 2 Samuel 20:26and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
  • John 13:23One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.
  • 2 Samuel 19:37–38Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your…
  • 2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
  • 1 Kings 4:7Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,
  • Proverbs 22:11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
  • 2 Samuel 7:2he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
  • 2 Samuel 12:25and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
  • 1 Kings 1:10–53But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon. Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our…

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