1 Kings 4:7 - The Scriptures 2009

⁷ And Shelomoh had twelve governors over all Yisra’ĕl, who provided food for the sovereign and his household – each one made provision for one new moon of the year –

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who secured provisions for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in a year.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

⁷ Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel. They supplied the king and his palace with food. Each would provide the supplies for one month per year.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And Solomon had twelve commanders over all of Israel, who offered yearly provisions for the king and his house. For each was ministering the necessities, by each month of the year.

1 Kings 4:7 Cross References

1 Kings 12:4

“Your father made our yoke hard, and now, lighten the hard service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, then we serve you.”

1 Kings 4:5

and Azaryahu son of Nathan, over the officers; Zaḇuḏ son of Nathan, a priest, friend of the sovereign;

1 Kings 4:6

and Aḥishar, over the household; and Aḏoniram son of Aḇda, over the compulsory labour.

1 Kings 4:8

and these were their names: Ben-Ḥur, in the mountains of Ephrayim;

1 Kings 5:7

And it came to be, when Ḥiram heard the words of Shelomoh, that he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be יהוה this day, for He has given Dawiḏ a wise son over this great people!”