1 Kings 4
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1 Kings 4:1-7

1So KingH4428 SolomonH8010 ruledH4428 overH5921H3605 IsraelH3478, 2and theseH428 were his chief officialsH8269:

AzariahH5838 sonH1121 of ZadokH6659 was the priestH3548; 3ElihorephH456 and AhijahH281, the sonsH1121 of ShishaH7894,1 were secretariesH5608; JehoshaphatH3092 sonH1121 of AhiludH286 was the recorderH2142; 4BenaiahH1141 sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 was in charge ofH5921 the armyH6635; ZadokH6659 and AbiatharH54 were priestsH3548; 5AzariahH5838 sonH1121 of NathanH5416 was in charge ofH5921 the governorsH5324; ZabudH2071 sonH1121 of NathanH5416 was a priestH3548 and adviserH7463 to the kingH4428; 6AhisharH301 was in charge ofH5921 the palaceH1004; and AdoniramH1412 sonH1121 of AbdaH5653 was in charge ofH5921 the forced laborH4522.

7SolomonH8010 had twelveH8147H6240 governorsH5324 overH5921 allH3605 IsraelH3478 to provide foodH3557 for the kingH4428 and his householdH1004. Each oneH259 would arrange provisionsH3557 for one monthH2320 of the yearH8141H1961H5921,

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 4:3 Shisha is also called Seraiah, Sheva, and Shavsha; see 2 Samuel 8:17, 2 Samuel 20:25, and 1 Chronicles 18:16. ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 4:6 Adoniram is a variant of Adoram and Hadoram; see 2 Samuel 20:24 and 2 Chronicles 10:18. ↩

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