1 Kings 4
Reading 1 Kings chapter 4 in the Young's Literal Translation, public-domain text from 1898.
Verses 1–10
1 And king Solomon is king over all Israel,
2 and these are the heads whom he hath: Azariah son of Zadok is the priest;
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah sons of Shisha are scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud is remembrancer;
4 and Benaiah son of Jehoiada is over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar are priests;
5 and Azariah son of Nathan is over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan is minister, friend of the king;
6 And Ahishar is over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda is over the tribute.
7 And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household--a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;
8 and these are their names: Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim;
9 Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.
10 Ben-Hesed is in Aruboth, hath Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;
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