And the king said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, please, I [am] living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God [is] staying in the middle of the tent."

So Yahweh sent Nathan to David, and he came to him and said, "Two men were in a certain city; one [was] rich and the other [was] poor.

The officers

Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, and they sustained the king and his palace, {each one was to sustain for each month of the year}.

Principal

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David [were] priests.

Also Ira the Jairite [was] priest for David.

The king's

So Hushai the friend of David came to the city [as] Absalom was entering Jerusalem.

When Hushai the Arkite the friend of David came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, "[Long] live the king, [long] live the king!"

Please let your servant return, and let me die in my city in the tomb of my father and my mother. Here [is] your servant Kimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him that which [is] good in your eyes."

And Ahithophel [was] an adviser to the king, and Hushai the Arkite [was] a friend of the king.

He who loves purity of heart [and has]{gracious speech}, his friend [is the] king.

One of his disciples--the one whom Jesus loved--was reclining {close beside} Jesus.

You are my friends if you do what I command you.

And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness," and he was called God's friend.