The Twelve District Officers

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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;

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and these are their names: Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim;

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Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.

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Ben-Hesed is in Aruboth, hath Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;

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Ben-Abinadab hath all the elevation of Dor, Taphath daughter of Solomon became his wife.

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Baana Ben-Ahilud hath Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto beyond Jokneam.

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Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that is in Bashan, sixty great cities with wall and brazen bar.

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Ahinadab son of Iddo hath Mahanaim.

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Ahimaaz is in Naphtali; he also hath taken Basemath daughter of Solomon for a wife.

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Baanah Ben-Hushai is in Asher, and in Aloth.

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Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah is in Issachar.

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Shimei Ben-Elah is in Benjamin.

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Geber Ben-Uri is in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite, and of Og king of Bashan: and one officer who is in the land.

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