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