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.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And 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 · 1890

And 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.

Context

v.6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to taskwork.

v.7This passage

v.8And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 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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