1 Kings 4
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1 Kings 4:3-12

3Shisha's sons, Elihoreph and Ahijah, were secretaries. Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat recorded what happened.

4Jehoiada's son Benaiah was the leader of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

5Nathan's son Azariah had authority over the 12 officers for each region. Nathan's son Zabud was a priest who gave the king advice.

6Ahishar had authority over work in the palace. Abda's son Adoniram had authority over the groups of workers.

7Solomon had 12 officers with authority in the regions of Israel. They supplied food for the king and for the people who lived in his palace. Each officer had to supply food to the king for one month in each year.

8These are their names: Ben-Hur had authority in Ephraim's hill country.

9Ben-Deker had authority in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Beth Hanan.

10Ben-Hesed had authority in Arubboth. That included Sokoh and all the fields around Hepher.

11Ben-Abinadab had authority in Naphath Dor. He had married Solomon's daughter, Taphath.

12Ahilud's son Baana had authority in Taanach and Megiddo, as well as in all of Beth-Shan that is near Zarethan, below Jezreel. He had authority from Beth-Shan to Abel-Meholah and as far as Jokmeam.

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