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 armyH6635: 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 forced labourH4522.3

7And SolomonH8010 had twelveH8147H6240 officersH5324 over all IsraelH3478, who provided foodH3557 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 DekarH1128H1857, in MakazH4739, and in ShaalbimH8169, and BethshemeshH1053, and ElonbethhananH358:5

10The son of HesedH1136H2618, in ArubothH700; to him pertained SochohH7755, and all the landH776 of HepherH2660:6

11The son of AbinadabH1125, in all the regionH5299 of DorH1756; who had TaphathH2955 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 for a wifeH802:7

12BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286; to him pertained TaanachH8590 and MegiddoH4023, and all BethsheanH1052, which is byH681 ZartanahH6891 beneath JezreelH3157, from BethsheanH1052 to AbelmeholahH65, even to 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, Benhur ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 4:9 The son...: or, Bendekar ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 4:10 The son...: or, Benhesed ↩
  7. 7. 1 Kings 4:11 The son...: or, Benabinadab ↩

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