American Standard Version
1 Kings 4:1-19
1And kingH4428 SolomonH8010 wasH1961 kingH4428 over all IsraelH3478. 2And these were the princesH8269 whom he had: AzariahH5838 the sonH1121 of ZadokH6659, the priestH3548; 3Elihoreph and AhijahH281, the sonsH1121 of Shisha, scribesH5608; JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286, the recorderH2142; 4and BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 was over the hostH6635; and ZadokH6659 and AbiatharH54 were priestsH3548; 5and AzariahH5838 the sonH1121 of NathanH5416 was over the officers; and Zabud the sonH1121 of NathanH5416 was chief minister, and the king’sH4428 friendH7463; 6and Ahishar was over the householdH1004; and AdoniramH141 the sonH1121 of AbdaH5653 was over the men subject to taskwork.
7And SolomonH8010 had twelve officers over all IsraelH3478, who providedH3557 victuals for the kingH4428 and his householdH1004: each man had to make provision for a monthH2320 in the yearH8141. 8And these are their namesH8034: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of EphraimH669; 9Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in ShaalbimH8169, and Beth-shemeshH1053, and Elon-beth-hanan; 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him pertained SocohH7755, and all the landH776 of HepherH2660); 11Ben-abinadab, in all the height of DorH1756 (he had Taphath the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 to wifeH802); 12BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286, in TaanachH8590 and MegiddoH4023, and all Beth-sheanH1052 which is beside ZarethanH6891, beneath JezreelH3157, from Beth-sheanH1052 to Abel-meholahH65, as far as beyond JokmeamH3361; 13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him pertained the towns of JairH2971 the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519, which are in GileadH1568; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in BashanH1316, threescore greatH1419 citiesH5892 with wallsH2346 and brazen barsH1280); 14Ahinadab the sonH1121 of IddoH5714, in MahanaimH4266; 15AhimaazH290, in NaphtaliH5321 (he alsoH1571 tookH3947 BasemathH1315 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 to wifeH802); 16BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of HushaiH2365, in AsherH836 and BealothH1175; 17JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of Paruah, in IssacharH3485; 18ShimeiH8096 the sonH1121 of Ela, in BenjaminH1144; 19Geber the sonH1121 of UriH221, in the landH776 of GileadH1568, the country of SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the AmoritesH567 and of OgH5747 kingH4428 of BashanH1316; and he was the only officer that was in the landH776.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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