New King James Version

1 Kings 4:1-11 New King James Version (NKJV)

1. So King Solomon was king over all Israel.

2. And these were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;

3. Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;

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

5. Azariah the son of Nathan, over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest and the king’s friend;

6. Ahishar, over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda, over the labor force.

7. And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month of the year.

8. These are their names: Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim;

9. Ben-Deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

10. Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;

11. Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife;