1 Kings 4:1-19

International Standard Version

Solomon’s Administration

4 And so King Solomon ruled over all of Israel. ² Here’s a list of his officials: Zadok’s son Azariah was priest, ³ Shisha’s sons Elihoreph and Ahijah were his secretaries, Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was recorder, ⁴ Jehoiada’s son Benaiah commanded the army, Zadok and Abiathar served as priests, ⁵ Nathan’s son Azariah supervised the governors, Nathan’s son Zabud the priest was the king’s counselor, ⁶ Ahishar supervised palace matters, and Abda’s son Adoniram supervised conscripted labor. ⁷ Solomon also appointed twelve governors over all of Israel, each of whom were responsible for providing one month’s food provisions to the king and to his administration during each year.

⁸ Here’s a list of their names: Ben-hur from the hill country of Ephraim; ⁹ Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; ¹⁰ Ben-hesed served in Arubboth (where he supervised Socoh and all of the territory of Hepher); ¹¹ Ben-abinadab supervised the Dor heights (Solomon’s daughter Taphath was his wife); ¹² Ahilud’s son Baana served Taanach, Megiddo, and all of Beth-shean near Zarethan below Jezreel, including from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam; ¹³ Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead, including the towns that belonged to Manasseh’s descendant Jair that are in Gilead; ¹⁴ Iddo’s son Ahinadab served in Mahanaim; ¹⁵ Ahimaaz served in Naphtali (he was married to Solomon’s daughter Basemath); ¹⁶ Hushai’s son Baana served in Asher and Bealoth; ¹⁷ Paruah’s son Jehoshaphat served in Issachar; ¹⁸ Ela’s son Shimei served in Benjamin; ¹⁹ and Uri’s son Geber served in the territory of Gilead, the territory formerly ruled by King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan (he was the only governor over that territory).