Verse 5
1 Kings 4:5
New Living Translation
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Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors.<br>Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/עֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ בֶן נָתָ֖ן עַל הַ/נִּצָּבִ֑ים וְ/זָב֧וּד בֶּן נָתָ֛ן כֹּהֵ֖ן רֵעֶ֥ה הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ
English Translation
And Azariah son of Nathan was over the officers, and Zabud son of Nathan was the priest, friend of the king.
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Chapter 4 Context
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King Solomon now ruled over all Israel,
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and these were his high officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.<br>
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Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were court secretaries.<br>Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was t...
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Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army.<br>Zadok and Abiathar were priests.<br>
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Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors.<br>Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was...
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Ahishar was manager of the palace property.<br>Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.<b...
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Solomon also had twelve district governors who were over all Israel. They were responsible for provi...
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These are the names of the twelve governors: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim.<br>
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Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan.<br>
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Ben-hesed, in Arubboth, including Socoh and all the land of Hepher.<br>
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Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphoth-dor. (He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon’s daughters.)<br>
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Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and all t...
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Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead, including the Towns of Jair (named for Jair of the tribe of Manasseh )...
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Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim.<br>
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Ahimaaz, in Naphtali. (He was married to Basemath, another of Solomon’s daughters.)<br>
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Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth.<br>
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Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar.<br>
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Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin.<br>
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Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, including the territories of King Sihon of the Amorites and...
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The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contente...
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Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River in the north to the land of the Philist...
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The daily food requirements for Solomon’s palace were 150 bushels of choice flour and 300 bushels of...
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also 10 oxen from the fattening pens, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep or goats, as well as deer, ga...
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Solomon’s dominion extended over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza....
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During the lifetime of Solomon, all of Judah and Israel lived in peace and safety. And from Dan in t...
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Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and he had 12,000 horses.
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The district governors faithfully provided food for King Solomon and his court; each made sure nothi...
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They also brought the necessary barley and straw for the royal horses in the stables.
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God (Elohim) gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of...
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In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men of Egypt.
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He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol — Heman, Calcol, a...
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He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.
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He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny...
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And kings from every nation sent their ambassadors to listen to the wisdom of Solomon.
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