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1 Kings 4:5

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4:5Azariah son of Nathan was supervisor of3 the district governors.

Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to4 the king.

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Footnotes

  1. 3 Heb “was over.”
  2. 4 Heb “close associate of”; , , “the king’s friend” (a title for an adviser, not just an acquaintance).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and king’s friend;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Azariah son of Nathan—in charge of the district governors;

Zabud son of Nathan—a priest and adviser to the king;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies;

Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king;

NLTNew Living Translation

Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors.

Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Azariah the son of Nathan was over the governors, and Zabud the son of Nathan was a priest, an advisor to the king.

KJV 1900King James Version

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