1. Solomon was king over all Israel,
2. and these were the officials he had in his service:Azariah, son of Zadok, the priest;
3. Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, scribes;Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, the chancellor;
4. Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, in charge of the army;Zadok and Abiathar, priests;
5. Azariah, son of Nathan, in charge of the governors;Zabud, son of Nathan, priest and companion to the king;
6. Ahishar, master of the palace; andAdoniram, son of Abda, in charge of the forced labor.
7. Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel who supplied food for the king and his household, each having to provide for one month in the year.
8. Their names were:the son of Hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
9. the son of Deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon Beth-hanan;