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Ahishar was the major-domo of the palace; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, was in charge of forced labor.

Solomon had twelve local officials in charge of all of Israel.[a] They provided food for the king and his household. Each of them was assigned to provide provisions for one month each year. These are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:7 All of Israel: in actuality this applied to the northern tribes who were expected to provide more than Judah in the south to the monarchy. This, among other inequities, would lead to the dissolution of the kingdom (see 1 Ki 12:1-19).