1 Kings 4:7
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And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his house hold: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year.

each man

1 Chronicles 27:1-15 Now the children of Israel according to their number, the heads of families, captains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers, that served the king according to their companies, who came in and went out every month in the year, under every chief were four and twenty thousand. . . .

Context
Solomon's Twelve Officers
7And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his house hold: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year.8And these are their names: Benhur, in mount Ephraim.…
Cross References
1 Kings 4:5
Azarias, the son of Nathan, over them that were about the king: Zabud, the son of Nathan, the priest, the king's friend:

1 Kings 4:6
And Ahisar, governor of the house: and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute.

1 Kings 4:8
And these are their names: Benhur, in mount Ephraim.

1 Kings 12:4
Thy father laid a grievous yoke upon us: now, therefore, do thou take off a little of the grievous service of thy father, and of his most heavy yoke, which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

Lexicon
Solomon
וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞ה (wə·liš·lō·mōh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

had twelve
שְׁנֵים־ (šə·nêm-)
Number - md
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

governors
נִצָּבִים֙ (niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5324: To take one's stand, stand

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

to provide food
וְכִלְכְּל֥וּ (wə·ḵil·kə·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain

for the king
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

and his household.
בֵּית֑וֹ (bê·ṯōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

[Each] one
הָאֶחָ֖ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

would arrange provisions
לְכַלְכֵּֽל׃ (lə·ḵal·kêl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain

for one month
חֹ֧דֶשׁ (ḥō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2320: The new moon, a month

of the year,
בַּשָּׁנָ֛ה (baš·šā·nāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8141: A year


Additional Translations
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,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.

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, to provide for the king and his household; each one's turn came to supply for a month in the year.

And Solomon had twelve superintendents over all Israel; and they provided food for the king and his household: each man his month in the year had to make provision.

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year:

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

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

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;
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