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1 Kings 4:7

Solomon

5 Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;

6 Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,

8 and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;

9 Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;

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BSB
Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,
KJV
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
WEB
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.
ASV
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
DARBY
And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.
BLB
And had Solomon twelve governors over all Israel, and they provided food for the king and his house—one month of the year was upon each one for provision.
ÅB
Salomo hadde satt tolv fogder over hele Israel; de forsynte kongen og hans hus med fødevarer; en måned om året hadde hver av dem å forsyne ham.
OTB
Salomo hadde tolv deputerte over hele Israel, som sørget for mat til kongen og hans husholdning; hver mann måtte sørge for en måned i året.
B1930
Salomo hadde satt tolv fogder over hele Israel; de forsynte kongen og hans hus med fødevarer; en måned om året hadde hver av dem å forsyne ham.

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 27:1–15

    This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:

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