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1 Kings 4
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1And king Solomon reigned over Israel.
1So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2And these [are] the princes which he had; Azarias son of Sadoc.
2And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
3Eliaph, and Achia son of Seba, scribes; and Josaphat son of Achilud, recorder.
3Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
4And Banæas son of Jodae over the host; and Sadoc and Abiathar [were] priests.
4And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
5And Ornia the son of Nathan [was] over the officers; and Zabuth son of Nathan [was] the king's friend.
5And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend:
6And Achisar was steward, and Eliac the [chief] steward; and Eliab the son of Saph [was] over the family: and Adoniram the son of Audon over the tribute.
6And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, to provide for the king and his household; each one's turn came to supply for a month in the year .
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.
8And these [were] their names: Been the son of Or in the mount of Ephraim, one.
8And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
9The son of Dacar, in Makes, and in Salabin, and Bæthsamys, and Elon as far as Bethanan, one.
9The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth–shemesh, and Elon–beth–hanan:
10The son of Esdi in Araboth; his [was] Socho, and all the land of Opher.
10The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
11All Nephthador [belonged to] the son of Aminadab, Tephath daughter of Solomon was his wife, one.
11The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
12Bana son of Achiluth [had] Ithaanach, and Mageddo, and [his was] the whole house of San which was by Sesathan below Esrae, and from Bethsan as far as Sabelmaula, as far as Maëber Lucam, one.
12Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth–shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth–shean to Abel–meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
13The son of Naber in Raboth Galaad, to him [fell] the lot of Ergab in Basan, sixty great cities with walls, and brazen bars, one.
13The son of Geber, in Ramoth–gilead; 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:
14Achinadab son of Saddo, [had] Maanaim.
14Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
15Achimaas [was] in Nephthalim, and he took Basemmath daughter of Solomon to wife, one.
15Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
16Baana son of Chusi, in Aser and in Baaloth, one,
16Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
17Semei son of Ela, in Benjamin.
17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
18Gaber son of Adai in the land of Gad, [the land] of Seon king of Esebon, and of Og king of Basan, and one officer in the land of Juda.
18Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
19Josaphat son of Phuasud [was] in Issachar.
19Geber 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.