1-6. Here is a list of Solomon's highest officials while he was king of Israel:Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;Elihoreph and Ahijah sons of Shisha were the secretaries;Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud kept the government records;Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the army commander;Zadok and Abiathar were priests;Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the regional officers;Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and the king's adviser;Ahishar was the prime minister;Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labour.
7. Solomon chose twelve regional officers, who took turns bringing food for him and his household. Each officer provided food from his region for one month of the year.
8. These were the twelve officers:The son of Hur was in charge of the hill country of Ephraim.
9. The son of Deker was in charge of the towns of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.
10. The son of Hesed was in charge of the towns of Arubboth and Socoh, and the region of Hepher.
11. The son of Abinadab was in charge of Naphath-Dor and was married to Solomon's daughter Taphath.
12. Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of the towns of Taanach and Megiddo. He was also in charge of the whole region of Beth-Shan near the town of Zarethan, south of Jezreel from Beth-Shan to Abel-Meholah to the other side of Jokmeam.