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1 Kings 4:6-16 Modern English Version (MEV)

6. Ahishar was over the household,and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor.

7. Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel who made provision for the king and his household. Each man was assigned a month to make provision.

8. These are their names:the son of Hur in Mount Ephraim;

9. the son of Deker in Makaz and in Shaalbim and Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;

10. the son of Hesed in Arubboth (to him belonged Sokoh and all the land of Hepher);

11. the son of Abinadab in all the region of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);

12. Baana the son of Ahilud in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shan that is by Zarethan beneath Jezreel, and from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam;

13. the son of Geber in Ramoth Gilead (to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh which are in Gilead, and also the region of Argob which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and iron bars);

14. Ahinadab the son of Iddo in Mahanaim;

15. Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);

16. Baana the son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;

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