World English Bible
1 Kings 4:7
“Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 4
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and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, [and] the king's friend;
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and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
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Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
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These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
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Ben Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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