1 Kings 4:11 Explained in Context

Verse 7. ⁷ 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.

Verse 8. ⁸ And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

Verse 9. ⁹ The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:

Verse 10. ¹⁰ The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

Verse 11. ¹¹ The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

Verse 12. ¹² Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

Verse 13. ¹³ The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

Verse 14. ¹⁴ Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

Verse 15. ¹⁵ Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

Verse 16. ¹⁶ Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

Verse 17. ¹⁷ Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

Verse 18. ¹⁸ Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

Verse 19. ¹⁹ Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.