1. Solomon was king of all Israel,
2. and these were his high officials:The priest: Azariah son of Zadok
3. The court secretaries: Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of ShishaIn charge of the records: Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud
4. Commander of the army: Benaiah son of JehoiadaPriests: Zadok and Abiathar
5. Chief of the district governors: Azariah son of NathanRoyal adviser: the priest Zabud son of Nathan
6. In charge of the palace servants: AhisharIn charge of the forced labour: Adoniram son of Abda
7. Solomon appointed twelve men as district governors in Israel. They were to provide food from their districts for the king and his household, each man being responsible for one month out of the year.
8. The following are the names of these twelve officers and the districts they were in charge of:Benhur: the hill country of Ephraim
9. Bendeker: the cities of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, Elon, and Beth Hanan
10. Benhesed: the cities of Arubboth and Socoh and all the territory of Hepher
11. Benabinadab, who was married to Solomon's daughter Taphath: the whole region of Dor
12. Baana son of Ahilud: the cities of Taanach, Megiddo, and all the region near Beth Shan, near the town of Zarethan, south of the town of Jezreel, as far as the city of Abel Meholah and the city of Jokmeam
13. Bengeber: the city of Ramoth in Gilead, and the villages in Gilead belonging to the clan of Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, and the region of Argob in Bashan, sixty large towns in all, fortified with walls and with bronze bars on the gates
14. Ahinadab son of Iddo: the district of Mahanaim
15. Ahimaaz, who was married to Basemath, another of Solomon's daughters: the territory of Naphtali
16. Baana son of Hushai: the region of Asher and the town of Bealoth