⁶ Ahishar was ·responsible for everything in the palace [manager of the household];

Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of ·the labor force [or forced labor].

⁷ Solomon placed twelve ·governors [deputies; administrators] over the districts of Israel, who gathered ·food from their districts [provisions] for the king and his ·family [household]. Each ·governor [deputy; administrator] was responsible for bringing food to the king one month of each year. ⁸ These are the names of the twelve ·governors [deputies; administrators]:

Ben-Hur was ·governor [deputy; administrator] of the ·mountain [hill] country of Ephraim.