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1 Kings 4:7-17 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

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;

10. the son of Hesed in Arubboth, as well as in Socoh and the whole region of Hepher;

11. the son of Abinadab, in all Naphath-dor; he was married to Taphath, Solomon’s daughter;

12. Baana, son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth-shean near Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah to beyond Jokmeam;

13. the son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead, having charge of the villages of Jair, son of Manasseh, in Gilead; and of the district of Argob in Bashan—sixty large walled cities with gates barred with bronze;

14. Ahinadab, son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

15. Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he was married to Basemath, another daughter of Solomon;

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

17. Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, in Issachar;

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