Melachim | Kings

So King Solomon was king over all Israel.
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These were his ministers: Azariah son of Zadok the Kohen; …
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Solomon had twelve commissioners over all of Israel, who sustained the king and his houshold; each one sustained [him] one month out of the year.
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Judah and Israel were numerous, like the sand that is by the sea for multitude, eating, drinking and rejoicing.
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Daily Holy Bible Reading

1 And King Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 And these (were) the princes whom he had, Azariahu the son of Zadok the priest.
3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud the recorder.
4 And Benaiahu the son of Jehoiada (was) over the host, and Zadok and Abiathar (were) the priests.
5 And Azariahu the son of Nathan (was) over the officers, and Zabud the son of Nathan (was) principal officer, and the king’s friend.
6 And Ahishar (was) over the household, and Adoniram the son of Abda (was) over the levy.
7 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.
8 And these are their names, the son of Hur, on Mount Ephraim.
9 The son of Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan.
10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth, to him (pertained) Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.
11 The son of Abinadav, all the region of Dor; Tapath the daughter of Solomon was to him as a wife.
12 Baana the son of Ahilud, (to him pertained) Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethana beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-mechola, as far as beyond Jokmeam.
13 The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead, to him (pertained) the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him (also pertained) the region of Argob which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brazen bars.
14 Ahinadav the son of Iddo, (was appointed) to Mahanaim.
15 Achimaaz (was) in Naphtali, also he took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as a wife.
16 Baana the son of Hushai (was) in Asher and in Aloth.
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruach (was) in Issachar.
18 Shimei the son of Elah, (was) in Benjamin.
19 Geber the son of Uri (was) in the country of Gilead, (in) the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan, and one officer that was (over all the officers) in the land.
20 Judah and Israel (were) many, as the sand which (is) by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and rejoicing.

Exposé | Moral

As G-d’s Commandments Are From G-d Himself

Hierarchy Is Not Man-Made

Appointment of leaders or chiefs is of G-d.

Imagine a family without a father or a mother; unless the eldest in the family will take the place in their absence, everything is a mess.

Even animals have hierarchy. Moreover with humankind.