1 Kings 4
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1 Kings 4:7-20

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 EphraimH669:1 9The son of DekarH1128H1857, in MakazH4739, and in ShaalbimH8169, and BethshemeshH1053, and ElonbethhananH358:2 10The son of HesedH1136H2618, in ArubothH700; to him pertained SochohH7755, and all the landH776 of HepherH2660:3 11The son of AbinadabH1125, in all the regionH5299 of DorH1756; who had TaphathH2955 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 for a wifeH802:4 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: 13The son of GeberH1127, in RamothgileadH1568H7433; to him pertained the townsH2333 of JairH2971 the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519, which are in GileadH1568; to him also pertained the regionH2256 of ArgobH709, which is in BashanH1316, sixtyH8346 greatH1419 citiesH5892 with wallsH2346 and brasenH5178 barsH1280:5 14AhinadabH292 the sonH1121 of IddoH5714 had MahanaimH4266:6 15AhimaazH290 was in NaphtaliH5321; he also tookH3947 BasmathH1315 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 for a wifeH802: 16BaanahH1195 the sonH1121 of HushaiH2365 was in AsherH836 and in AlothH1175: 17JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of ParuahH6515, in IssacharH3485: 18ShimeiH8096 the sonH1121 of ElahH414, in BenjaminH1144: 19GeberH1398 the sonH1121 of UriH221 was in the countryH776 of GileadH1568, in the countryH776 of SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the AmoritesH567, and of OgH5747 kingH4428 of BashanH1316; and he was the onlyH259 officerH5333 who was in the landH776.

20JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478 were manyH7227, as the sandH2344 which is by the seaH3220 in multitudeH7230, eatingH398 and drinkingH8354, and making merryH8056.

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  1. 1. 1 Kings 4:8 The son...: or, Benhur ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 4:9 The son...: or, Bendekar ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 4:10 The son...: or, Benhesed ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 4:11 The son...: or, Benabinadab ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 4:13 The son...: or, Bengeber ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 4:14 Mahanaim: or, to Mahanaim ↩

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