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Bible in Basic English

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.

New American Standard Bible

Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year.

King James Version

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

Holman Bible

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.

International Standard Version

Solomon also appointed twelve governors over all of Israel, each of whom were responsible for providing one month's food provisions to the king and to his administration during each year.

A Conservative Version

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel who provided provisions for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

American Standard Version

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

Amplified

Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who secured provisions for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year.

Darby Translation

And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.

Julia Smith Translation

And to Solomon, twelve, set over all Israel, and they furnished the king and his house: a month in the year will be for one to furnish.

King James 2000

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, and they sustained the king and his palace, {each one was to sustain for each month of the year}.

Modern King James verseion

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had his month in a year to provide food.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Solomon had twelve general receivers over all Israel which sustained the king and his household: each man his month in a year.

NET Bible

Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year.

New Heart English Bible

Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

The Emphasized Bible

And, Solomon, had twelve governors over all Israel, who used to sustain the king and his household, - for a month in the year, was it appointed unto each one, to find sustenance.

Webster

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

World English Bible

Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household -- a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁלמה 
Sh@lomoh 
Usage: 293

שׁתּים שׁנים 
Sh@nayim 
Usage: 767

נצב 
Natsab 
Usage: 75

ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

for the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

חדשׁ 
Chodesh 
Usage: 279

in a year
שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

Context Readings

Solomon's Wisdom: Political Administration

6 Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work. 7 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. 8 And these are their names: ... the son of Hur in the hill country of Ephraim;

Cross References

1 Chronicles 27:1-15

Now the number of the children of Israel, that is, the heads of families, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the men in authority who were servants of the king in anything to do with the divisions which came in and went out month by month through all the months of the year, in every division were twenty-four thousand.

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