Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who
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
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.
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 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;
Themes
Canaan » Land of » Divided into twelve provinces by solomon
Canaan, land of » Division of -by joshua, among the tribes » Joshua, chapters 14-17
Commissary » For royal households
Holy land » Divided into » Twelve provinces by solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Kings » Their revenues derived from » Tax on produce of the land
Kings » Officers of » Providers for the king's table
Months » The jews computed time by
Officer » Civil » Appointed by kings
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Solomon, oppressing the people
Topics
Interlinear
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Kuwl
Bayith
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 4:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Wisdom: Political Administration
6 And Ahishar was over the household. And Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor. 7 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. 8 These are their names: the son of Hur in Mount Ephraim;
Phrases
Cross References
1 Chronicles 27:1-15
And the sons of Israel according to their number, the chief fathers and commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in any matter of the divisions, who came in and went out month by month for all the months of the year, were twenty-four thousand of every division.