Solomon’s Administration

So King Solomon was king over all Israel. And these were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, [a]scribes; (A)Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; (B)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, over the army; Zadok and (C)Abiathar, the priests; Azariah the son of Nathan, over (D)the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan, (E)a priest and (F)the king’s friend; Ahishar, over the household; and (G)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: [b]Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim; [c]Ben-Deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan; 10 [d]Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher; 11 [e]Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife; 12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean, which is beside Zaretan below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as the other side of Jokneam; 13 [f]Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead; to him belonged (H)the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; to him also belonged (I)the region of Argob in Bashan—sixty large cities with walls and bronze gate-bars; 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; 15 (J)Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife; 16 Baanah the son of (K)Hushai, in Asher and Aloth; 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; 18 (L)Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin; 19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in (M)the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only governor who was in the land.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:3 secretaries
  2. 1 Kings 4:8 Lit. Son of Hur
  3. 1 Kings 4:9 Lit. Son of Deker
  4. 1 Kings 4:10 Lit. Son of Hesed
  5. 1 Kings 4:11 Lit. Son of Abinadab
  6. 1 Kings 4:13 Lit. Son of Geber

So King Solomon was king over all Israel.

And these were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;

Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests;

and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer and the king’s friend;

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

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household; each man his month in a year made provision.

And these are their names: the son of Hur, in Mount Ephraim;

the son of Deker, in Makaz and in Shaalbim and Bethshemesh and Elonbethhanan;

10 the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;

11 the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor, who had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as a wife;

12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam;

13 the son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars;

14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim;

15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon for a wife;

16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth;

17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin;

19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan, and he was the only officer who was in the land.

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