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1 Kings 4:19
19Uri's son Geber had authority in Gilead. Gilead was the region where Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, had ruled. There was also one officer who had authority over the whole land.
1 Kings 4:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
- New International Version (NIV)Geber son of Uri—in Gilead (the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and the country of Og king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. And there was one governor who was over the land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only governor who was in the land.
Context of 1 Kings 4:19
17Paruah's son Jehoshaphat had authority in Issachar. 18Ela's son Shimei had authority in Benjamin. Uri's son Geber had authority in Gilead. Gilead was the region where Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, had ruled. There was also one officer who had authority over the whole land. 20The people in Judah and Israel were too many to count. There were as many of them as the sand on the shore of the sea. They had enough to eat and to drink and they were happy. 21Solomon ruled over all the nations from the Euphrates river to the land of the Philistines, as far as Egypt's border. The people of these kingdoms paid taxes to Solomon. They served him all the days of his life.
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גֶּ֥בֶר בֶּן־אֻרִ֖י בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֶ֜רֶץ סִיח֣וֹן׀ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֗י וְעֹג֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֔ן וּנְצִ֥יב אֶחָ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Geberגֶּ֫בֶרgeber · GeberH1398
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Uriאוּרִי'ûrîy · UriH221
- in the countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
- of Sihonסִיחוֹןsîychôn sîychôn · SihonH5511
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
- and of Ogעוֹג‛ôg · OgH5747
- of Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
- the onlyאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- officerנְצִיבnetsîyb netsib · garrisonH5333
Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:19
- Numbers 21:21The Israelites sent men with a message to Sihon, the king of the Amorites.
- Deuteronomy 2:26When we were in Kedemoth desert, I sent a message to Sihon, king of Heshbon. We wanted to agree that we would not fight against each other.
- Deuteronomy 3:1Then we turned and we went along the road towards Bashan. Og, king of Bashan, marched out with his whole army to attack us at Edrei.
- Joshua 13:9Their land went from Aroer, on the edge of the Arnon valley and the town in the middle of the valley. It included all the flat land of Medeba, as far as Dibon.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:19
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The meaning of the last clause is somewhat doubtful. On the whole, our King James Version may well stand as nearly correct. The writer has assigned to Geber a wide stretch of territory; and, anticipating surprise, assures his readers ” (there was but) one officer who (purveyed) in this land.”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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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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