1 Kings 4:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

And Solomon put twelve overseers over all Israel, to be responsible for the stores needed for the king and those of his house; every man was responsible for one month in the year.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:4

Your father put a hard yoke on us: if you will make the conditions under which your father kept us down less cruel, and the weight of the yoke he put on us less hard, then we will be your servants.

1 Kings 4:5

Azariah, the son of Nathan, was over those in authority in the different divisions of the country; Zabud, the son of Nathan, was priest and the king's friend;

1 Kings 4:6

Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work.

1 Kings 4:8

And these are their names: (UNTRANSLATED TEXT) the son of Hur in the hill country of Ephraim;

1 Kings 5:7

And these words of Solomon made Hiram glad, and he said, Now may the Lord be praised who has given to David a wise son to be king over this great people.