1 Kings 4
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1 Kings 4:7-19

7And SolomonH8010 had twelve officers over all IsraelH3478, who providedH3557 victuals for the kingH4428 and his householdH1004: each man had to make provision for a monthH2320 in the yearH8141. 8And these are their namesH8034: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of EphraimH669; 9Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in ShaalbimH8169, and Beth-shemeshH1053, and Elon-beth-hanan; 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him pertained SocohH7755, and all the landH776 of HepherH2660); 11Ben-abinadab, in all the height of DorH1756 (he had Taphath the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 to wifeH802); 12BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286, in TaanachH8590 and MegiddoH4023, and all Beth-sheanH1052 which is beside ZarethanH6891, beneath JezreelH3157, from Beth-sheanH1052 to Abel-meholahH65, as far as beyond JokmeamH3361; 13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him pertained the towns of JairH2971 the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519, which are in GileadH1568; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in BashanH1316, threescore greatH1419 citiesH5892 with wallsH2346 and brazen barsH1280); 14Ahinadab the sonH1121 of IddoH5714, in MahanaimH4266; 15AhimaazH290, in NaphtaliH5321 (he alsoH1571 tookH3947 BasemathH1315 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 to wifeH802); 16BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of HushaiH2365, in AsherH836 and BealothH1175; 17JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of Paruah, in IssacharH3485; 18ShimeiH8096 the sonH1121 of Ela, in BenjaminH1144; 19Geber the sonH1121 of UriH221, in the landH776 of GileadH1568, the country of SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the AmoritesH567 and of OgH5747 kingH4428 of BashanH1316; and he was the only officer that was in the landH776.

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