1 Kings 4:7
World English Bible (WEB)
Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
In context
5 Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;
6 Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
8 These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
1 Kings 4:7 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
- KJV King James Version
- And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household — a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.