1 Kings 4:6-8

Contemporary English Version

Solomon's Officials

4 ^1-6Here is a list of Solomon's highest officials while he was king of Israel:

Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;

Elihoreph and Ahijah sons of Shisha were the secretaries;

Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud kept the government records;

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the army commander;

Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the regional officers;

Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and the king's advisor;

Ahishar was the prime minister;

Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

⁷Solomon chose twelve regional officers, who took turns bringing food for him and his household. Each officer provided food from his region for one month of the year. ⁸These were the twelve officers:

The son of Hur was in charge of the hill country of Ephraim.

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1 Kings 4:6-8

New International Version

⁶Ahishar—palace administrator;^(A)

Adoniram^(B) son of Abda—in charge of forced labor.^(C)

⁷Solomon had twelve district governors^(D) over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year. ⁸These are their names:

Ben-Hur—in the hill country^(E) of Ephraim;

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