1 Kings 4:5

4:5 Azariah son of Nathan was supervisor of ¹  the district governors.

Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to ²  the king.

1 Kings 4:7

4:7 Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year.

1 Kings 4:27

4:27 The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace. ³  Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking.

1 Kings 20:19

20:19 They marched out of the city with the servants of the district governors in the lead and the army behind them.

1 Kings 20:15

20:15 So Ahab ⁴  assembled the 232 servants of the district governors. After that he assembled all the Israelite army, numbering 7,000. ⁵ 

1 Kings 20:17

20:17 The servants of the district governors led the march. When Ben Hadad sent messengers, they reported back to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.” ⁶ 

1 Kings 20:14

20:14 Ahab asked, “By whom will this be accomplished?” ⁷  He answered, “This is what the Lord says, ‘By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab ⁸  asked, “Who will launch the attack?” He answered, “You will.”

1 Kings 21:23

21:23 The Lord says this about Jezebel, ‘Dogs will devour Jezebel by the outer wall ⁹  of Jezreel.’

1 Kings 4:13

4:13 Ben-Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the tent villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates.

1 Kings 4:19

4:19 Geber son of Uri was in charge of the land of Gilead (the territory which had once belonged to King Sihon of the Amorites and to King Og of Bashan). He was sole governor of the area.

[4:5]  ¹ tn Heb “was over.”

[4:5]  ² tn Heb “close associate of”; KJV, ASV, NASB “the king’s friend” (a title for an adviser, not just an acquaintance).

[4:27]  ³ tn Heb “everyone who drew near to the table of King Solomon.”

[20:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “after them he assembled all the people, all the sons of Israel, seven thousand.”

[20:17]  ⁷ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[20:14]  ⁹ tn The words “will this be accomplished” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[20:14]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:23]  ¹¹ tc A few Hebrew mss and some ancient versions agree with 2 Kgs 9:10, 36, which reads, “the plot [of ground] at Jezreel.” The Hebrew words translated “outer wall” (חֵל, khel, defectively written here!) and “plot [of ground]” (חֵלֶק, kheleq) are spelled similarly.