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Now King Solomon was king over all Israel.

So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest;

And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the secretary;

Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king's confidant;

And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:

and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor.

And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each deputy had to provide food for a month in the year.

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

And these were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan;

The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher);

The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

Ben-abinadab in all the hills of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife);

The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

Baana the son of Ahilud in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam;

Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars were his);

The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

Ahinadab the son of Iddo in Mahanaim;

Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);

Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

Baana the son of Hushai in Asher and Bealoth;

Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar;

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

Shimei the son of Ela in Benjamin;

Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

Geber the son of Uri in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only deputy who was in the land.

Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.