3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha – secretaries;Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud – recorder;
4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada – commander-in-chief;Zadok and Abiathar – priests;
5 Azariah son of Nathan – in charge of the district governors;Zabud son of Nathan – a priest and advisor to the king;
6 Ahishar – palace administrator;Adoniram son of Abda – in charge of forced labour.
7 Solomon had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year.
8 These are their names:Ben-Hur – in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Ben-Deker – in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;