1 Kings 4:5 KJV — MannaFest

1 Kings 4:5

And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend:

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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;

WEB

Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;

YLT

and Azariah son of Nathan is over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan is minister, friend of the king;

DBT

and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the superintendents; and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, the king's friend;

About this book

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1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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2 Samuel 16:16
And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
1 Chronicles 27:33
And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion:
2 Samuel 15:37
So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
John 15:14–15
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Proverbs 22:11
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

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In preferring them he testified the grateful respect he had for their good father, whom he loved in the name of a prophet. The purveyors for his household, whose business it was to send in provisions from several parts of the country, for the king's tables and cellars (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

over the officers--that is, the provincial governors enumerated in 1Ki 4:17-19. principal officer, and the king's friend--perhaps president of the privy council, and Solomon's confidential friend or favorite.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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