1 Kings 4:5-26

⁵Azarias the son of Nathan, over them that were about the king: Zabud, the son of Nathan the priest, the king’s friend:

⁶And Ahisar governor of the house: and Adoniram the son of Abda over the tribute.

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.

⁸And these are their names: Benhur, in mount Ephraim,

⁹Bendecar, in Macces, and in Salebim, and in Bethsames, and in Elon, and in Bethanan.

¹⁰Benhesed in Aruboth: his was Socho, and all the land of Epher.

¹¹Benabinadab, to whom belonged all Nephath-Dor, he had Tapheth the daughter of Solomon to wife.

¹²Bana the son of Ahilud, who governed Thanac and Mageddo, and all Bethsan, which is by Sarthana beneath Jezrael, from Bethsan unto Abelmehula over against Jecmaan.

¹³Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad: he had the towns of Jair the son of Manasses in Galaad, he was chief in all the country of Argob, which is in Basan, threescore great cities with walls, and brazen bolts.

¹⁴Abinadab the son of Addo was chief in Manaim.

¹⁵Achimaas in Nephtali: he also had Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife.

¹⁶Baana the son of Husi, in Aser and in Baloth.

¹⁷Josaphat the son of Pharue, in Issachar.

¹⁸Semei the son of Ela in Benjamin.

¹⁹Gaber the son of Uri, in the land of Galaad, in the land of Sehon the king of the Amorrhites and of Og the king of Basan, over all that were in that land.

²⁰Juda and Israel were innumerable, as the sand of the sea in multitude: eating and drinking, and rejoicing.

²¹And Solomon had under him all the kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt: and they brought him presents, and served him, all the days of his life.

²²And the provision of Solomon for each day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

²³Ten fat oxen and twenty out of the pastures, and a hundred rams, besides venison of harts, roes, and buffles, and fatted fowls.

²⁴For he had all the country which was beyond the river, from Thaphsa to Gazan, and all the kings of those countries: and he had peace on every side round about.

²⁵And Juda and Israel dwelt without any fear, every one under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan to Bersabee, all the days of Solomon.

²⁶And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.