1 Kings 4:17

1 Kings 4:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
• New International Version (NIV)Jehoshaphat son of Paruah—in Issachar;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar.

Context of 1 Kings 4:17

15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); 16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; 18Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; 19Geber 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.

1 Kings 4:17 word by word

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־פָּר֖וּחַ בְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehôshâphâţ · JehoshaphatH3092
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Paruahפָּרוּחַpârûach · ParuahH6515
• in Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyiώώâώkâr · IssacharH3485

Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:17

• Joshua 19:17The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the people of Issachar, according to their clans.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:17

• 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 4:17

• Canaan
• Commissary
• Jehoshaphat
• King
• Officer
• Paruah
• Purveyor
• Rulers
• Solomon
• Tax

In the dictionaries

• Issachar
• Jehoshaphat
• Paruah
• Region
• Solomon
• Abishag
• Deer
• Genealogy
• Horse
• Jehoshaphat (1)

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