Solomon's princes and officers
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1Ki 4:1: So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
1Ki 4:2: And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
1Ki 4:3: Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
1Ki 4:4: And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
1Ki 4:5: And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:
1Ki 4:6: And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
1Ki 4:7: 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.
1Ki 4:8: And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
1Ki 4:9: The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:
1Ki 4:10: The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
1Ki 4:11: The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
1Ki 4:12: Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
1Ki 4:13: The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; 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 brasen bars:
1Ki 4:14: Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
1Ki 4:15: Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
1Ki 4:16: Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
1Ki 4:17: Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
1Ki 4:18: Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
1Ki 4:19: 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 which was in the land.
1Ki 4:20: Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.