Ahishar—palace administrator;(A)

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

Solomon 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. These are their names:

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

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Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and (A)Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of (B)the forced labor.

Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year. These were their names: Ben-hur, in (C)the hill country of Ephraim;

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and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor.

Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each deputy had to provide food for a month in the year. And these were their names: Ben-hur, in the (A)hill country of Ephraim;

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Ahishar, over the household; and (A)Adoniram the son of Abda, over the labor force.

And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month of the year. These are their names: [a]Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:8 Lit. Son of Hur