5. Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies;Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king;
6. Ahishar, in charge of the palace;and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor.
7. Solomon had 12 deputies for all Israel. They provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month out of the year.
8. These were their names:Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9. Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;
10. Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (he had Socoh and the whole land of Hepher);
11. Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife);