1 Kings 4:1-20 - Solomon's Wisdom: Political Administration
1 And King Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were the rulers which he had: Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha were the scribes. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud the recorder, 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army. And Zadok and Abiathar were priests. 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers, and Zabud the son of Nathan was the minister and the king's friend. 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; 9 the son of Dekar in Makaz and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; 10 the son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him was Sochoh and all the land of Hepher; 11 the son of Abinadab in all the height of Dor, Taphath the daughter of Solomon was a wife to him; 12 Baana the son of Ahilud to whom was Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah to the place that is beyond Jokneam; 13 the son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead; to him were the towns of Jair, Manasseh's son, which are in Gilead; to him was the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars; 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim; 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon for a wife; 16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth; 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah was in Issachar; 18 Shimei the son of Elah was in Benjamin; 19 Geber the son of Uri was in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer in the land;
20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand by the sea in multitude; eating and drinking and making merry.