This official served as one of Solomon's twelve district governors responsible for provisioning the royal household. The phrase 'son of Deker' follows a pattern in Solomon's administrative list where officials are sometimes identified by their fathers' names. The name's possible meaning relates to piercing or sharp weapons, though such etymological connections remain speculative. The bureaucratic list demonstrates Solomon's administrative sophistication, dividing the kingdom into supply districts that rotated monthly obligations. Ben-Deker governed a region including several cities in the western hills.