1 Kings 4:5
and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the superintendents; and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, the king's friend;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
4and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy-service.
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:14And these are the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
2 Samuel 8:18and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
2 Samuel 12:25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.
2 Samuel 16:16And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, Long live the king! Long live the king!
2 Samuel 20:26and Ira also, the Jairite, was David's chief ruler.
1 Kings 4:7And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 4:2-20
Solomon's Officers. ( b. c. 1014.) 1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: 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: 6 And Ahishar was over the household:… Read the whole commentary →