Holman Christian Standard Bible

1 Kings 4:3-9 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

3. Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, secretaries;Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, court historian;

4. Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in charge of the army;Zadok and Abiathar, priests;

5. Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies;Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king;

6. Ahishar, in charge of the palace;and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor.

7. Solomon had 12 deputies for all Israel. They provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month out of the year.

8. These were their names:Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

9. Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;