¹² I, a preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

¹ Words of a preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:

¹ And king Solomon is king over all Israel,

² and these `are' the heads whom he hath: Azariah son of Zadok `is' the priest;

³ Elihoreph and Ahiah sons of Shisha `are' scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud `is' remembrancer;

⁴ and Benaiah son of Jehoiada `is' over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar `are' priests;

⁵ and Azariah son of Nathan `is' over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan `is' minister, friend of the king;

⁶ And Ahishar `is' over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda `is' over the tribute.

⁷ And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household -- a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;

⁸ and these `are' their names: Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim;

⁹ Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.

¹⁰ Ben-Hesed `is' in Aruboth, hath Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;

¹¹ Ben-Abinadab `hath' all the elevation of Dor, Taphath daughter of Solomon became his wife.

¹² Baana Ben-Ahilud `hath' Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which `is' by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto beyond Jokneam.

¹³ Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which `are' in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that `is' in Bashan, sixty great cities `with' wall and brazen bar.

¹⁴ Ahinadab son of Iddo `hath' Mahanaim.

¹⁵ Ahimaaz `is' in Naphtali; he also hath taken Basemath daughter of Solomon for a wife.

¹⁶ Baanah Ben-Hushai `is' in Asher, and in Aloth.

¹⁷ Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah `is' in Issachar.

¹⁸ Shimei Ben-Elah `is' in Benjamin.

¹⁹ Geber Ben-Uri `is' in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite, and of Og king of Bashan: and one officer who `is' in the land.