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What does 1 Kings 4:7 mean?
"Solomon 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."
— 1 Kings 4:7 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;
Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
Solomon 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.
These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
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