822 - Solomon’s Officials and Governors

Solomon’s Officials and Governors


King Solomon… now ruled over all Israel, and these were his high officials: 


Azariah,son of Zadok, was the priest. 


Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were court secretaries. 


Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was the royal historian. 


Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was commander of the army. 


Zadok and Abiathar were priests. 


Azariah, son of Nathan, was in charge of the district governors. 


Zabud, son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king. 


Ahishar was manager of the palace property. 


Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of force labor. 


Solomon also had twelve district governors, who were over all Israel. 


They were responsible for providing food, for the king’s household. 


Each of them arranged provisions, for one month of the year. 


These are the names of the twelve governors: 


Ben-hur, in the hill country, of Ephraim. 


Ben-deker was in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan. 


Ben-hesed was in Arubboth, including Socoh… and all the land of Hepher. 


Ben-abinadab was in all of Naphoth-dor. 

(He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon’s daughters.) 


Baana, the son of Ahilud, was in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shan near Zarethan, below Jezreel, …and in all the territory from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah …and over to Jokmeam. 


Ben-geber was in Ramoth-gilead, which included the Towns of Jair (named for Jair, of the tribe of Manasseh) in Gilead, and in the Argob region of Bashan, including the sixty large fortified towns, with bronze bars on their gates. 


Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, was in Mahanaim. 


Ahimaaz was in Naphtali. 

(He was married to Basemath, another of Solomon’s daughters.) 


Baana, the son of Hushai, was in Asher …and in Aloth. 


Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, was in Issachar. 


Shimei, the son of Ela, was in Benjamin. 


Geber, the son of Uri, was in the land of Gilead, which included the territories of King Sihon, of the Amorites, and King Og, of Bashan. 


There was also one governor over the land of Judah. 


1 Kings 4:1–19 (NLT)


Praise be to God!


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