The workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it.

所有以色列支派中，在城内做工的，都要耕种这地。

以色列支派中所有在城内做工的，都要耕种这地。

以色列支派中所有在城内做工的，都要耕种这地。

所有在这城里做工的以色列各支派的人都要耕种这片土地。

城里的工人来自以色列各支派，耕种这地。

所有以色列支派中，在城內做工的，都要耕種這地。

以色列支派中所有在城內做工的，都要耕種這地。

以色列支派中所有在城內做工的，都要耕種這地。

所有在這城裡做工的以色列各支派的人都要耕種這片土地。

城裡的工人來自以色列各支派，耕種這地。

所有以色列族派中城裏作工的人都要耕種它。

以色列支派、於邑中供役者、必耕種其地、

邑中役事者、必自以色列眾支派中簡之、

邑中供役事者、必自以色列眾支派中選之、

The workers from the city who farm it will come from all the tribes of Israel.

They will farm the area. They will come from all the tribes of Israel.

And the workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.

Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may farm it.

The city’s workers from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it.

And the workers of the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.

The workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.

And they that labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.

The city’s workers from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it.

And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.

Those who labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.

Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year.These were their names: Ben-Hur was in charge of the hill country of Ephraim.Ben-Deker was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan.Ben-Hesed was in charge of Arubboth; he controlled Socoh and all the territory of Hepher.Ben-Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor.( He was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath.)Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of Taanach and Megiddo, as well as all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah and on past Jokmeam.Ben-Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the tent villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates.Ahinadab son of Iddo was in charge of Mahanaim.Ahimaaz was in charge of Naphtali.( He married Solomon’s daughter Basemath.)Baana son of Hushai was in charge of Asher and Aloth.Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in charge of Issachar.Shimei son of Ela was in charge of Benjamin.Geber son of Uri was in charge of the land of Gilead( the territory which had once belonged to King Sihon of the Amorites and to King Og of Bashan). He was sole governor of the area.The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy.( 5: 1) Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime.Each day Solomon’s royal court consumed thirty cors of finely milled flour, sixty cors of cereal,ten calves fattened in the stall, twenty calves from the pasture, and a hundred sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds.

“‘ Alongside the portion set apart as the holy allotment, you will allot for the city an area one and two-thirds miles wide and eight and a quarter miles long; it will be for the whole house of Israel.

So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to settle in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine remained in other cities.The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem.( While other Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple attendants, and the sons of the servants of Solomon settled in the cities of Judah, each on his own property in their cities,some of the descendants of Judah and some of the descendants of Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) Of the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, from the descendants of Perez;and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, from the descendants of Shelah.The sum total of the descendants of Perez who were settling in Jerusalem was 468 exceptional men.These are the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah,and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai– 928 in all.Joel son of Zicri was the officer in charge of them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second-in-command over the city.From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jakin,Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, supervisor in the temple of God,and their colleagues who were carrying out work for the temple– 822; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah,and his colleagues who were heads of families– 242; and Amashsai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,and his colleagues who were exceptional men– 128. The officer over them was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the praise leader who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his colleagues; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.The sum total of the Levites in the holy city was 284.And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates– 172.And the rest of the Israelites, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property.The temple attendants were living on Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were over them.The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants who were the singers responsible for the service of the temple of God.For they were under royal orders which determined their activity day by day.Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was an adviser to the king in every matter pertaining to the people.As for the settlements with their fields, some of the people of Judah settled in Kiriath Arba and its neighboring villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its settlements,in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth Pelet,in Hazar Shual, in Beer Sheba and its villages,in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages,in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,Zanoah, Adullam and their settlements, in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its villages. So they were encamped from Beer Sheba to the Valley of Hinnom.Some of the descendants of Benjamin settled in Geba, Micmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,in Anathoth, Nob, and Ananiah,in Hazor, Ramah, and Gittaim,in Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat,in Lod, Ono, and the Valley of the Craftsmen.Some of the Judean divisions of the Levites settled in Benjamin.