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1 Kings - ch 4 v 1 - 20
- So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
- And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
- Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
- And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
- And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:
- And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
- 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.
- And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
- The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
- The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
- The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
- Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
- The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
- Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
- Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
- Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
- Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
- Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
- Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
- Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
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