Solomon’s Administration
1 So King Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 And these were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; aJehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
4 aBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, over the army; Zadok and bAbiathar, the priests;
5 Azariah the son of Nathan, over athe officers; Zabud the son of Nathan, ba priest and cthe king’s friend;
6 Ahishar, over the household; and aAdoniram the son of Abda, over the labor force.
7 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.
8 These are their names:1 Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim;
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in 1 Kings 4:1:
All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Israel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Israel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Israel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
So {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
So {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
So {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Solomon {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Solomon {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Solomon {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
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