1 Kings 4:1 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 4:1

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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;

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American Standard Version
And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

Amplified® Bible
KING SOLOMON was king over all Israel.

Contemporary English Version
Here is a list of Solomon's highest officials while he was king of Israel: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah sons of Shisha were the secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud kept the government records; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the army commander; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the regional officers; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and the king's advisor; Ahishar was the prime minister; Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

Darby English Version
And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

Good News Bible
Solomon was king of all Israel,

King James Version
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

New American Standard Bible
Now King Solomon was king over all Israel.

New International Version
So King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

New King James Version
So King Solomon was king over all Israel.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now King Solomon became king over all Israel.

Revised Standard Version
King Solomon was king over all Israel,

Young's Literal Translation
And king Solomon is king over all Israel,

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