American Standard Version
1 Kings 4:7-20
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.
20JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478 were manyH7227 as the sandH2344 which is by the seaH3220 in multitudeH7230, eatingH398 and drinkingH8354 and making merry.
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
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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