1 Kings 4:7-19

7Solomon appointed 12 district governors in Israel. They were to provide food for the king and his palace. Each one had to supply food for one month every year.

8Their names were Benhur, who was in charge of the hills of Ephraim,

9Bendeker, who was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan, and

10Benhesed, who was in charge of Arubboth, Socoh, and the entire region of Hepher.

11Benabinadab had the entire region of Dor. (Solomon’s daughter Taphath was his wife.)

12Baana, son of Ahilud, had Taanach, Megiddo, and all of Beth Shean. (This was near Zarethan, below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah and over to Jokmeam.)

13Bengeber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he had the settlements of Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, in Gilead. He ⌞also⌟ had the territory of Argob in Bashan, 60 large cities with walls and bronze bars across their gates.

14Ahinadab, son of Iddo, was in charge of Mahanaim.

15Ahimaaz was in charge of Naphtali. (He also married Solomon’s daughter Basemath.)

16Baana, son of Hushai, was in charge of Asher and Aloth.

17Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, was in charge of Issachar.

18Shimei, son of Ela, was in charge of Benjamin.

19Geber, son of Uri, was in charge of Gilead, the territory of King Sihon the Amorite and King Og of Bashan. (There was only one governor in that territory.)