1 Kings 4:7
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| Overview - 1 Kings 4 | |
| 1 | Solomon's princes. |
| 7 | His twelve officers for provision. |
| 20 | The peace and largeness of his kingdom. |
| 22 | His daily provision. |
| 26 | His stables. |
| 29 | His wisdom. |
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1 Kings 4:7 (King James Version)
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.
- officers
- These are doubtless to be considered as general receivers; for, as Sir John Chardin observes, "the revenues of the princes of the East are paid in the fruits and productions of the earth: there are no other taxes on the peasants."
- each man
- 1 Chronicles 27:1-15