1 Kings 4
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1 Kings 4:3-12

3ElihorephH456 and AhiahH281, the sonsH1121 of ShishaH7894, scribesH5608; JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286, the recorderH2142.12 4And BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 was over the hostH6635: and ZadokH6659 and AbiatharH54 were the priestsH3548: 5And AzariahH5838 the sonH1121 of NathanH5416 was over the officersH5324: and ZabudH2071 the sonH1121 of NathanH5416 was principal officerH3548, and the king’sH4428 friendH7463: 6And AhisharH301 was over the householdH1004: and AdoniramH141 the sonH1121 of AbdaH5653 was over the tributeH4522.3

7And SolomonH8010 had twelveH6240H8147 officersH5324 over all IsraelH3478, which provided victualsH3557 for the kingH4428 and his householdH1004: each manH259 his monthH2320 in a yearH8141 made provisionH3557. 8And these are their namesH8034: The son of HurH1133, in mountH2022 EphraimH669:4 9The son of DekarH1857H1128, in MakazH4739, and in ShaalbimH8169, and Beth–shemeshH1053, and Elon–beth–hananH358:5 10The son of HesedH2618H1136, in ArubothH700; to him pertained SochohH7755, and all the landH776 of HepherH2660:6 11The son of AbinadabH1125, in all the regionH5299 of DorH1756; which had TaphathH2955 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 to wifeH802:7 12BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286; to him pertained TaanachH8590 and MegiddoH4023, and all Beth–sheanH1052, which is byH681 ZartanahH6891 beneath JezreelH3157, from Beth–sheanH1052 to Abel–meholahH65, even unto the place that is beyondH5676 JokneamH3361:

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 4:3 scribes: or, secretaries ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 4:3 recorder: or, remembrancer ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 4:6 tribute: or, levy ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 4:8 The son…: or, Ben–hur ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 4:9 The son…: or, Ben–dekar ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 4:10 The son…: or, Ben–hesed ↩
  7. 7. 1 Kings 4:11 The son…: or, Ben–abinadab ↩

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