CANAAN, 2. Land of

=>Divided into twelve provinces by Solomon

1 Kings 4:7-19

7. 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.

8. And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

9. The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

10. The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

11. The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

12. Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

13. The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; 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, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

14. Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

15. Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

16. Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

17. Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

18. Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

19. Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.