7Solomon also had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year.


In Context

4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada-commander in chief; Zadok and Abiathar-priests;

5 Azariah son of Nathan-in charge of the district officers; Zabud son of Nathan-a priest and personal adviser to the king;

6 Ahishar-in charge of the palace; Adoniram son of Abda-in charge of forced labor.

7 Solomon also had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year.

8 These are their names: Ben-Hur-in the hill country of Ephraim;

9 Ben-Deker-in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;

1st Kings 4:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:7And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his household: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household — a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7And 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.