Bible Strands
1 Kings 4:7
Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes Solomon’s administrative organization during his reign, detailing how he appointed officials to manage royal provisions across the nation.
The words — נִצָּבִים (ni.tza.Vim) translates literally to overseers or governors, while וְ/כִלְכְּל֥וּ (ve./khil.ke.Lu) means and they supplied or provided the necessary resources.
The thread — This structured delegation parallels the systematic listing of Israelite commanders and family heads in 1 Chronicles 27:1, reflecting a recurring biblical pattern of organized leadership.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge how centralized resource management depends on delegated authority and strict rotational accountability.
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The Hebrew words
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 27:1 This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division: