“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.”
"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." — The *district system* (*netzivim*) divided the kingdom into *twelve administrative regions*, each providing provisions (*tzidot*, provisions/supplies) for the royal household for *one month per year*. The phrase *'ish chadesh be-shana* (each man one month in the year) suggests a *rotation system*—twelve officers, twelve months of support. This system efficiently distributed the *burden of royal maintenance* and linked local governance to the center.
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