5. and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king's friend;
6. and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
7. Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year.
8. These are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
9. Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;