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Ahishar was responsible for everything in the palace;

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

Solomon placed twelve governors over the districts of Israel, who gathered food from their districts for the king and his family. Each governor was responsible for bringing food to the king one month of each year. These are the names of the twelve governors:

Ben-Hur was governor of the mountain country of Ephraim.

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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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