1 Kings 4:7

KJV

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.

— 1 Kings 4:7, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 4 connects to 2 cross-references. Solomon's administrative structure lists twelve district governors providing monthly provisions for the royal household. The description of Solomon's wisdom—surpassing all the wisdom of Egypt and the East, composing three thousand proverbs and over a thousand songs, and discoursing on all …

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Other Translations

ASV

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.

YLT

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;

BBE

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.

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