Ben-deker
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Ben-deker was one of the twelve district governors appointed by Solomon to provide provisions for the king and his household.
Ben-deker ('son of Deker') was one of Solomon's twelve district governors, responsible for the region of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan (1 Kings 4:9). Each of Solomon's officials oversaw the collection of provisions for the royal household from their district for one month of the year. Ben-deker's territory lay in the Shephelah lowlands on the western approaches to Jerusalem, an agriculturally productive and strategically significant region.