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1 Kings 4:5-7
New Catholic Bible
1 Kings 4:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 Azariah, the son of Nathan, was the director of the local officials; Zabud, the son of Nathan, was the king’s own priest and advisor; 6 Ahishar was the major-domo of the palace; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, was in charge of forced labor.
7 Solomon had twelve local officials in charge of all of Israel.[a] They provided food for the king and his household. Each of them was assigned to provide provisions for one month each year.
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- 1 Kings 4:7 All of Israel: in actuality this applied to the northern tribes who were expected to provide more than Judah in the south to the monarchy. This, among other inequities, would lead to the dissolution of the kingdom (see 1 Ki 12:1-19).
