1. When King Solomon was the king of all Israel,
2. these were his officials:Azariah, son of Zadok, was the ⌊chief⌋ priest.
3. Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were scribes.Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was the royal historian.
4. Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was commander of the army.Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
5. Azariah, son of Nathan, was in charge of the district governors.Zabud, son of Nathan, was the king’s adviser.
6. Ahishar was in charge of the palace.Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of forced labor.
7. Solomon appointed 12 district governors in Israel. They were to provide food for the king and his palace. Each one had to supply food for one month every year.
8. Their names wereBenhur, who was in charge of the hills of Ephraim,
9. Bendeker, who was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan, and