and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king’s confidant;

拿单的儿子亚撒利雅作众吏长，王的朋友拿单的儿子撒布得作领袖，

拿单的儿子亚撒利雅作宰相，拿单的儿子撒布得作祭司和王的顾问，

拿单的儿子亚撒利雅作宰相，拿单的儿子撒布得作祭司和王的顾问，

拿单的儿子亚撒利雅掌管吏部；拿单的儿子撒布得祭司做所罗门王的顾问；

拿单的儿子亚撒利雅作幕僚长；拿单的儿子撒布得作祭司，他也是王的朋友；

拿單的兒子亞撒利雅作眾吏長，王的朋友拿單的兒子撒布得作領袖，

拿單的兒子亞撒利雅作宰相，拿單的兒子撒布得作祭司和王的顧問，

拿單的兒子亞撒利雅作宰相，拿單的兒子撒布得作祭司和王的顧問，

拿單的兒子亞撒利雅掌管吏部；拿單的兒子撒布得祭司做所羅門王的顧問；

拿單的兒子亞撒利雅作幕僚長；拿單的兒子撒布得作祭司，他也是王的朋友；

拿單的兒子亞撒利雅做官長管理官員；拿單的兒子撒布得做王的祭司、王的心腹；

拿單子亞撒利亞為官吏之長、拿單子撒布得為相、亦為王友、

拿單子亞薩哩亞為眾吏之長。拿單子撒不為牧伯、及王之友。

拿單子亞薩利雅為眾吏長、拿單子撒布得為首相、首相或作祭司又為王之友、

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

Azariah was in charge of the local governors. He was the son of Nathan. Zabud was a priest. He was also the king’s adviser. He was the son of Nathan.

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

Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors. Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king.

Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies; Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king;

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

and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, and the king’s friend;

Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies; Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king;

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

Azariah son of Nathan was supervisor of the district governors. Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king.

Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;

So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

Ahithophel was counselor to the king; and Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.

Now it came about, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, came to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom,“ Long live the king! Long live the king!”

Ira the Jairite also was a priest to David.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.

One who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.

Please let your servant return, so that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. However, here is your servant Chimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.”And the king answered,“ Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your sight; and whatever you require of me, I will do for you.”

Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each deputy had to provide food for a month in the year.

and the Scripture was fulfilled which says,“ And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

and sent word through Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake.

Lying back on Jesus’ chest was one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.

that the king said to Nathan the prophet,“ See now, I live in a house of cedar, but the ark of God remains within the tent.”

But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying,“ Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, and David our lord does not know it?So now come, please let me give you advice, and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.Go at once to King David and say to him,‘ Have you not, my lord the king, sworn to your servant, saying,“ Solomon your son certainly shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’Behold, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”So Bathsheba entered to the king in the bedroom. Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.Then Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself before the king. And the king said,“ What is on your mind?”So she said to him,“ My lord, you yourself swore to your servant by the Lord your God, saying,‘ Your son Solomon certainly shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’But now, behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, you do not know it.He has sacrificed oxen and fattened steers and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army, but he has not invited Solomon your servant.And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, to announce to them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king lies down with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders.”And behold, while she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.They informed the king, saying,“ Nathan the prophet is here.” And when he came into the king’s presence, he prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground.Then Nathan said,“ My lord the king, have you yourself said,‘ Adonijah shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?For he has gone down today and has sacrificed oxen and fattened steers and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest, and behold, they are eating and drinking in his presence; and they say,‘ Long live King Adonijah!’But me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, he has not invited.Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not let your servants know who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”Then King David responded and said,“ Summon Bathsheba to me.” And she came into the king’s presence and stood before the king.Then the king vowed and said,“ As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,certainly as I vowed to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, saying,‘ Your son Solomon certainly shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place’; I will indeed do so this day.”Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and prostrated herself before the king and said,“ May my lord King David live forever.”Then King David said,“ Summon to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” And they came into the king’s presence.And the king said to them,“ Take with you the servants of your lord, and have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.And have Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel, and blow the trumpet and say,‘ Long live King Solomon!’Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, and he shall be king in my place; for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.”Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said,“ Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say the same.Just as the Lord has been with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David!”So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.And Zadok the priest then took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said,“ Long live King Solomon!”And all the people went up after him, and the people were playing on flutes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth shook at their noise.Now Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard this as they finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said,“ Why is the city making such an uproar?”While he was still speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. Then Adonijah said,“ Come in, for you are a valiant man and you bring good news.”But Jonathan replied to Adonijah,“ On the contrary! Our lord King David has made Solomon king!The king has also sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have mounted him on the king’s mule.Furthermore, Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon, and they have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city is going wild. This is the noise which you have heard.Besides, Solomon has even taken his seat on the throne of the kingdom.Moreover, the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying,‘ May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and his throne greater than your throne!’ And the king bowed himself on the bed.The king has also said this:‘ Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has granted one to sit on my throne today while my own eyes see it.’ ”Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and got up, and each went on his way.Adonijah also was afraid of Solomon, and he got up, and went, and took hold of the horns of the altar.Now it was reported to Solomon, saying,“ Behold, Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon, for behold, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying,‘ May King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’ ”And Solomon said,“ If he is a worthy man, not one of his hairs will fall to the ground; but if wickedness is found in him, he will die.”So King Solomon sent men, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and prostrated himself before King Solomon, and Solomon said to him,“ Go to your house.”

Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said,“ There were two men in a city, the one wealthy and the other poor.The wealthy man had a great many flocks and herds.But the poor man had nothing at all except one little ewe lamb Which he bought and nurtured; And it grew up together with him and his children. It would eat scraps from him and drink from his cup and lie in his lap, And was like a daughter to him.Now a visitor came to the wealthy man, And he could not bring himself to take any animal from his own flock or his own herd, To prepare for the traveler who had come to him; So he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”Then David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan,“ As the Lord lives, the man who has done this certainly deserves to die!So he must make restitution for the lamb four times over, since he did this thing and had no compassion.”Nathan then said to David,“ You yourself are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says:‘ It is I who anointed you as king over Israel, and it is I who rescued you from the hand of Saul.I also gave you your master’s house and put your master’s wives into your care, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added to you many more things like these!Why have you despised the word of the Lord, by doing evil in His sight? You have struck and killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, you have taken his wife as your wife, and you have slaughtered him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.Now then, the sword shall never leave your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’This is what the Lord says:‘ Behold, I am going to raise up evil against you from your own household; I will even take your wives before your eyes and give them to your companion, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.Indeed, you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and in open daylight.’ ”Then David said to Nathan,“ I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David,“ The Lord also has allowed your sin to pass; you shall not die.However, since by this deed you have shown utter disrespect for the Lord, the child himself who is born to you shall certainly die.”Then Nathan went to his house. L ater the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s widow bore to David, so that he was very sick.

You are My friends if you do what I command you.No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.