The King James Version Bible

1 Kings 4:1-13

  1. So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

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

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

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

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

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

  7. 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.

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

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

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

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

  12. 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:

  13. 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: