1 Kings 4:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Kings 4:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 4:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 4:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.”

1 Kings 4:7 — World English Bible

1 Kings 4:7 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.”

1 Kings 4:7 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 4:7 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;”

1 Kings 4:7 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 4:7 DBY — Darby Translation (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.”

1 Kings 4:7 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 4:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Salomon had twelue officers ouer all Israel, which prouided vitailes for the King and his housholde: eche man had a moneth in the yeere to prouide vitailes.”

1 Kings 4:7 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 4:7 in Context — 1 Kings 4

5 Azaría hijo de Nathán era sobre los gobernadores; Zabud hijo de Nathán era principal [oficial], amigo del rey;

6 Y Ahisar era mayordomo; y Adoniram hijo de Abda era sobre el tributo.

7 Y tenía Salomón doce gobernadores sobre todo Israel, los cuales mantenían al rey y á su casa. Cada uno de ellos estaba obligado á abastecer por un mes en el año.

8 Y estos son los nombres de ellos: el hijo de Hur en el monte de Ephraim;

9 El hijo de Decar, en Maccas, y en Saalbim, y en Beth-semes, y en Elón, y en Beth-hanan;

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What Does 1 Kings 4:7 Mean?

1 Kings 4:7 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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