1 Kings 4:5

1 Kings 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (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:
• New International Version (NIV)Azariah son of Nathan—in charge of the district governors; Zabud son of Nathan—a priest and adviser to the king;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and king's friend;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Azariah the son of Nathan, over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest and the king’s friend;

Context of 1 Kings 4:5

3Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, were scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder [of important events]; 4Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; Azariah the son of Nathan was in charge of the deputies; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and was the king’s friend [and trusted advisor]; 6Ahishar was in charge of the household (palace); and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor. 7Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who secured provisions for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year.

1 Kings 4:5 word by word

וַעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־נָתָ֖ן עַל־הַנִּצָּבִ֑ים וְזָב֧וּד בֶּן־נָתָ֛ן כֹּהֵ֖ן רֵעֶ֥ה הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû · AzariahH5838
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nathanנָתָןnâthân · NathanH5416
• over the officersנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• and Zabudזָבוּדzâbûd · ZabudH2071
• principal officerכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• friendרֵעֶהrê‛eh · friendH7463

Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:5

• 1 Kings 1:10But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the most formidable warriors, or his brother Solomon.
• 2 Samuel 7:2the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within tent curtains.”
• 2 Samuel 12:1And the Lord sent Nathan [the prophet] to David. He came and said to him, “There were two men in a city, one rich and the other poor.
• 1 Kings 4:7Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who secured provisions for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year.
• 2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was [head] over both the Cherethites and Pelethites [the king’s bodyguards]; and David’s sons were chief [confidential] advisers (officials) [to the king].
• 2 Samuel 20:26also Ira the Jairite was a priest to David.
• 2 Samuel 15:37So Hushai, David’s friend, returned to the city, and [at about the same time] Absalom came into Jerusalem.
• 2 Samuel 16:16Now it happened when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, came to Absalom, Hushai said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
• 2 Samuel 19:37Please let your servant return, so that I may die in my own city [and be buried] by the grave of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham [my son]; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.”
• 1 Chronicles 27:33Ahithophel was counselor to the king; and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion and friend.
• Proverbs 22:11He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious will have the king as his friend.
• John 13:23One of His disciples, whom Jesus loved (esteemed), was leaning against Jesus’ chest.
• John 15:14You are my friends if you keep on doing what I command you.
• James 2:23And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and this [faith] was credited to him [by God] as righteousness and as conformity to His will,” and he was called the friend of God.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Azariah - was over the officers - He had the superintendence of the twelve officers mentioned below; see 1 Kings 4:7. Zabud - was principal officer - Perhaps what we call premier, or prime minister. The king's friend - His chief favourite - his confidant.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The son of Nathan - It is uncertain whether the Nathan of this verse is the prophet or the son of David 2 Samuel 5:14. While on the one hand the position of “king‘s friend” is more likely to have been held by a contemporary, which the prophet‘s son would have been, than by one so much younger as the son of a younger brother; on the other hand the title “cohen” seems to point to a member of the royal family. (See the next note.) Azariah who was “over the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Two of Nathan's sons were also part of Solomon's inner circle. Azariah managed the twelve district governors, while Zabud was a trusted adviser, a role Hushai held under David (2 Samuel 15:37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. 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. This high functionary had probably been reared along with Solomon. That he should heap those honors on the sons of Nathan was most natural, considering the close intimacy of the father with the late king, and the deep obligations under which…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 4:5

• Azariah
• Cabinet
• King
• Minister, Civil
• Officer
• Solomon
• Zabud

In the dictionaries

• Azariah
• Nathan
• Uzziah; (azariah)
• Deputy
• King
• Region
• Solomon
• Zabud
• Abiathar
• Abishag

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings