1 Kings 4
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1 Kings 4:2-19

2And theseH428 were the princesH8269 whichH834 he had; AzariahH5838 the sonH1121 of ZadokH6659, the priestH3548;

3ElihorephH456 and AhijahH281, the sonsH1121 of ShishaH7894, scribesH5608; JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286, the recorderH2142;

4and BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 was over the hostH6635; and ZadokH6659 and AbiatharH54 were priestsH3548;

5and AzariahH5838 the sonH1121 of NathanH5416 was over the officersH5324; and ZabudH2071 the sonH1121 of NathanH5416 was priestH3548, and the king’sH4428 friendH7463;

6and AhisharH301 was over the householdH1004; and AdoniramH141 the sonH1121 of AbdaH5653 was over the levy.

7And SolomonH8010 had twelveH6240 officersH5324 over allH3605 IsraelH3478, whichH1004 providedH3557 victuals for the kingH4428 and his householdH1004: eachH259 manH3605 had to make provision for a monthH2320 in the yearH8141:

8And theseH428 are their namesH8034: Ben-hurH1133, in the hillH2022 countryH2022 of EphraimH669:

9Ben-dekerH1128, in MakazH4739, and in ShaalbimH8169, and Beth-shemeshH1053, and Elon-beth-hanan:

10Ben-hesedH1136, in ArubbothH700; to him pertained SocohH7755, and allH3605 the landH776 of HepherH2660:

11Ben-abinadabH1125, in allH3605 the height of DorH1756; he had TaphathH2955 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 to wifeH802:

12BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286, in TaanachH8590 and MegiddoH4023, and allH3605 Beth-sheanH1052 whichH834 is besideH681 ZarethanH6891, beneathH8478 JezreelH3157, from Beth-sheanH1052 to Abel-meholahH65, as farH5704 as beyondH5676 JokmeamH3361:

13Ben-geberH1127, in Ramoth-gileadH7433; to him pertained the townsH5892 of JairH2971 the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519, whichH834 are in GileadH1568; evenH4519 to him pertained the region of Argob, whichH834 is in BashanH1316, threescore greatH1419 citiesH5892 with wallsH2346 and brasen barsH1280:

14AhinadabH292 the sonH1121 of IddoH5714, in MahanaimH4266:

15AhimaazH290, in NaphtaliH5321; he also tookH3947 BasemathH1315 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 to wifeH802:

16BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of HushaiH2365, in AsherH836 and BealothH1175:

17JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of ParuahH6515, in IssacharH3485:

18ShimeiH8096 the sonH1121 of ElaH414, in BenjaminH1144:

19GeberH1398 the sonH1121 of UriH221, in the landH776 of GileadH1568, the countryH776 of SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the AmoritesH567 and of OgH5747 kingH4428 of BashanH1316; and he was the onlyH259 officer whichH834 was in the landH776.

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