1 Kings 4:19

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

17Jehoshaphat, son of Paruah, was in charge of Issachar. 18Shimei, son of Ela, was in charge of Benjamin. Geber, son of Uri, was in charge of Gilead, the territory of King Sihon the Amorite and King Og of Bashan. (There was only one governor in that territory.) 20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate and drank and lived happily. 21Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the country of the Philistines and as far as the Egyptian border. These kingdoms paid taxes and were subject to Solomon as long as he lived.

1 Kings 4:19 word by word

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 21:21Then Israel sent messengers to say to King Sihon of the Amorites,
• Deuteronomy 2:26From the desert of Kedemoth, I sent messengers to King Sihon of Heshbon with the following offer of peace:
• Deuteronomy 3:1Next we turned and followed the road that goes to Bashan. King Og of Bashan and all his troops came to fight us at Edrei.
• Joshua 13:9The border extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley, including the city in the middle of the valley, and the whole plateau from Medeba to 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 4:19

• Canaan
• Commissary
• Geber
• King
• Officer
• Og
• Purveyor
• Rulers
• Solomon
• Tax

In the dictionaries

• Bashan
• Gilead
• Og
• Sihon
• Geber
• Region
• Solomon
• Abishag
• Deer
• Genealogy

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