1 Kings 4:7
What does 1 Kings 4:7 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 4:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And 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;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his house hold: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Solomon had twelve superintendents 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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- 1 Chronicles 27:1
Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the heads of fathers’housesand the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers that served the king, in any matter of the courses which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year—of every course were twenty and four thousand.
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