Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 4:13
13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
1 Kings 4:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The son of Geber, in Ramoth–gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
- New International Version (NIV)Ben-Geber—in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate bars);
- English Standard Version (ESV)Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
- New King James Version (NKJV)Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead; to him belonged the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; to him also belonged the region of Argob in Bashan—sixty large cities with walls and bronze gate-bars;
Context of 1 Kings 4:13
11Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife); 12Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam; Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars); 14Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; 15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also had married a daughter of Solomon — Basemath);
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בֶּן־גֶּ֖בֶר בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד ל֡וֹ חַוֹּת֩ יָאִ֨יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּגִּלְעָ֗ד ל֚וֹ חֶ֤בֶל אַרְגֹּב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן שִׁשִּׁים֙ עָרִ֣ים גְּדֹל֔וֹת חוֹמָ֖ה וּבְרִ֥יחַ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The son of Geberבֶּן־גֶּ֫בֶרben-geber · Ben-GeberH1127
- in Ramoth–gileadרָמֹתrâmôth gil‛âd râmôth gil‛âd · Ramoth (Gilead)H7433
- in Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · (Ramoth)-gileadH1568
- the townsחַוָּהchavvâh · villageH2333
- of Jairיָאִירyâ'îyr · JairH2971
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
- in Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
- the regionחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
- of Argobאַרְגֹּב'argôb · ArgobH709
- in Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
- threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
- greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- with wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
- and brasenנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
- barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280
Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:13
- 1 Kings 22:3The king of Israel had said to his servants, “Don’t you know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we’re doing nothing to take it from the king of Aram?”
- Deuteronomy 4:43Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau land, belonging to the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead, belonging to the Gadites; or Golan in Bashan, belonging to the Manassites.
- Joshua 20:8Across the Jordan east of Jericho, they selected Bezer on the wilderness plateau from Reuben’s tribe, Ramoth in Gilead from Gad’s tribe, and Golan in Bashan from Manasseh’s tribe.
- Joshua 21:38From the tribe of Gad they gave: Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,
- 2 Kings 9:1The prophet Elisha called one of the sons of the prophets and said, “Tuck your mantle under your belt, take this flask of oil with you, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
- Numbers 32:41Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages, which he renamed Jair’s Villages.
- Deuteronomy 3:14Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took over the entire region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He called Bashan by his own name, Jair’s Villages, as it is today.
- Deuteronomy 3:4We captured all his cities at that time. There wasn’t a city that we didn’t take from them: sixty cities, the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
- Psalms 22:12Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.
- Psalms 68:15Mount Bashan is God’s towering mountain; Mount Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars - These were fortified cities: their gates and bars covered with plates of brass. Such were the gates in Priam's palace: - Ipse inter primos correpta dura bipenni Limina perrumpit, Postes que a cardine vellit Aeratos. Virg. Aen., lib. ii. ver. 479. Fierce Pyrrhus in the front, with forceful sway, Plied the huge axe, and hew'd the beams away; The solid timbers from the portal tore, And rent from every…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13It will be observed that five out of the twelve prefects are designated solely by their father‘s names, Ben-Hur, etc., while one (Ahimaaz, 1 Kings 4:15) has no such designation. Probably the document, which the author of the Book of Kings consulted, had contained originally the proper name and father‘s name of each prefect; but it was mutilated or illegible in places at the time when he consulted it. If it was in the shape of a list, a single mutilation…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-19The twelve district governors likely managed smaller tasks, like collecting taxes and supplying food for the king's household. Solomon's twelve districts did not match the old tribal areas exactly.Read the comment
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- 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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