11 He said: “This is what the king who rules over you will have the right to demand:+ He will take your sons+ and put them in his chariots+ and make them his horsemen,+ and some will have to run before his chariots. 12 And he will appoint for himself chiefs over thousands+ and chiefs over fifties,+ and some will do his plowing,+ reap his harvest,+ and make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.+

7 Solʹo·mon had 12 deputies in charge of all Israel who provided the king and his household with food. Each one was responsible for providing the food for one month of the year.+

9 Moreover, Uz·ziʹah built towers+ in Jerusalem by the Corner Gate,+ the Valley Gate,+ and the Buttress, and he fortified them. 10 Further, he built towers+ in the wilderness and dug* many cisterns (for he had a great deal of livestock); he also did so in the She·pheʹlah and on the plain.* He had farmers and vinedressers in the mountains and in Carʹmel, for he loved agriculture.

11 Solʹo·mon had a vineyard+ in Baʹal-haʹmon.

He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers.

Each one would bring in a thousand pieces of silver for its fruit.