Zabud
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ZABUD (PERSON) [Heb zābûd (זָבוּד)]. A priest and friend of the king at Solomon’s court (1 Kgs 4:5). He was a son of Nathan, but it is not clear if this was Nathan the Prophet, Nathan the son of David (2 Sam 5:14), or another Nathan. The responsibilities of the office of king’s friend are not specified, but he was probably a counselor to the king (Jones Kings NICOT, 137). A parallel may be found in David’s court where Hushai was both king’s friend and counselor (2 Sam 15:37; 16:16; 17:5 ff.).
Phillip E. McMillion
Freedman, D. N. (1996, c1992). The Anchor Bible Dictionary (6:1032). New York: Doubleday.
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Zabud — gift, the son of Nathan, who was “king’s friend” in the court of Solomon (1 Kings 4:5).
Easton, M. (1996, c1897). Easton's Bible dictionary. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
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ZABUD Priest in Solomon’s court and the “king’s friend” (1 Kgs 4:5). The phrase “king’s friend” may be an official title given to one of the king’s advisers. Hushai the Archite had a similar title in David’s court (2 Sm 15:37; 16:16).
Elwell, W. A., & Comfort, P. W. (2001). Tyndale Bible dictionary. Tyndale reference library (1318). Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers.
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ZA´BUD (zaʹbud; “given”). The son of Nathan (1 Kings 4:5). He is described as a priest, and as holding at the court of Solomon the confidential post of “king’s friend,” which had been occupied by Hushai the Archite during the reign of David (2 Sam. 15:37; 16:16; 1 Chron. 27:33).
Unger, M. F., Harrison, R. K., Vos, H. F., Barber, C. J., & Unger, M. F. (1988). The new Unger's Bible dictionary. Revision of: Unger's Bible dictionary. 3rd ed. c1966. (Rev. and updated ed.). Chicago: Moody Press.
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Zabud (Heb. zāḇûḏ)
A son of Nathan; a priest at the time of Solomon who held the office of “king’s friend” (1 Kgs. 4:5).
Freedman, D. N., Myers, A. C., & Beck, A. B. (2000). Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible (1405). Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans.
