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.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown for 1 Kings 4:1.
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