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1 Kings 4:5

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

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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;

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:

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huand AzariahH5838 →
בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121 →
נָתָ֖ןna.TanNathanH5416 →
עַל־'al-[was] overH5921 →
הַנִּצָּבִ֑יםha.ni.tza.Vimthe overseersH5324 →
וְזָב֧וּדve.za.Vudand ZabudH2071 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
נָתָ֛ןna.TanNathanH5416 →
כֹּהֵ֖ןko.Hen[was] a priestH3548 →
רֵעֶ֥הre.'Eh[the] friend ofH7463 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →

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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.John 15:14–15You are My friends if you do what I command you.Proverbs 22:11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.2 Samuel 20:26and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.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.2 Samuel 12:25and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.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,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 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 sight.”John 13:23One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.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 8:18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.1 Kings 1:10–53But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.

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