1 Kings 4:11

1 Kings 4:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
• New International Version (NIV)Ben-Abinadab—in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);
• English Standard Version (ESV)Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
• New King James Version (NKJV)Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife;

Context of 1 Kings 4:11

9Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan; 10Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher); Ben-abinadab in all the hills of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife); 12Baana the son of Ahilud in Taanach and 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; 13Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars were his);

1 Kings 4:11 word by word

בֶּן־אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב כָּל־נָ֣פַת דֹּ֑אר טָפַת֙ בַּת־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה הָ֥יְתָה לּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear

• Ben-abinadabבֶּן־אֲבִינָדָבben-'ăbîynâdâb · Ben-AbinadabH1125
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• hillsנָפָהnâphâh · heightH5299
• of Dorדֹּארdôr dô'r · DorH1756
• Taphathטָפַתţâphath · TaphathH2955
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• was his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:11

• Joshua 12:23the king of Dor in the heights of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
• Joshua 17:11In Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean and its towns and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; the third is Napheth.
• Judges 1:27But Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so the Canaanites persisted in living in this land.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Dor - See Joshua 11:2 note. It has always been a practice among Oriental potentates to attach to themselves the more important of their officers by giving them for wives princesses of the royal house. Hence, the union here between Ben-Abinadab (probably Solomon‘s first cousin, compare 1 Samuel 16:8) and Taphath. Compare 1 Kings 4:15.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 4:11

• Abinadab
• Canaan
• Commissary
• Dor
• King
• Officer
• Purveyor
• Rulers
• Solomon
• Taphath
• Tax

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Abinadab
• Dor
• Region
• Abishag
• Ben-Abinadab
• Deer
• Genealogy
• Height; Heights
• Horse

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