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ESV: Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year.

NIV: Solomon had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year.

NASB: Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each deputy had to provide food for a month in the year.

CSB: Solomon had twelve deputies for all Israel. They provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month out of the year.

NLT: Solomon also had twelve district governors who were over all Israel. They were responsible for providing food for the king’s household. Each of them arranged provisions for one month of the year.

KJV: 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.

NKJV: And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month of the year.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.