As the government becomes more centralized, the administrative system expands. Not all positions can be accurately described, and the Hebrew text shows some inconsistencies that must be clarified using the Greek version or the list in Chronicles. Although the positions are not strictly hereditary, the king seems to favor a certain continuity of families. In the territorial division, several Canaanite cities appear to have been fully incorporated into the Israelite territory. The governors were responsible not only for administrative costs but also for all the construction of the capital and the king’s luxurious lifestyle: they would soon become sources of widespread dissatisfaction.