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1 Kings 4:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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.

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officers.These are doubtless to be considered as general receivers; for, as Sir John Chardin observes, "the revenues of the princes of the East are paid in the fruits and productions of the earth:

there are no other taxes on the peasants."each man.

1 Chron. 27:1‑15• ¹And these are the children of Israel after their number, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in every matter of the divisions, which came in and went out month by month throughout the months of the year; in every division were twenty-four thousand.
²Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
³He was of the children of Pherez, the head of all the captains of the hosts for the first month.
⁴And over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite; and in his division was Mikloth ruler; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
⁵The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah (the son of Jehoiada, a principal officer): he was head; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
⁶This Benaiah was a mighty man among the thirty, and above the thirty; and in his division was Ammizabad his son.
⁷The fourth for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
⁸The fifth for the fifth month was the captain Shamhuth the Jizrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
⁹The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
¹⁰The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
¹¹The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbechai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
¹²The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjaminites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
¹³The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
¹⁴The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
¹⁵The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. (1 Chron. 27:1‑15)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

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or "chief officers."