1 Kings 4:15

1 Kings 4:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
• New International Version (NIV)Ahimaaz—in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);
• English Standard Version (ESV)Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
• New King James Version (NKJV)Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife;

Context of 1 Kings 4:15

13Ben-Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the tent villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates. 14Ahinadab son of Iddo was in charge of Mahanaim. Ahimaaz was in charge of Naphtali. (He married Solomon’s daughter Basemath.) 16Baana son of Hushai was in charge of Asher and Aloth. 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in charge of Issachar.

1 Kings 4:15 word by word

אֲחִימַ֖עַץ בְּנַפְתָּלִ֑י גַּם־ה֗וּא לָקַ֛ח אֶת־בָּשְׂמַ֥ת בַּת־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְאִשָּֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֫עַץ'ăchîyma‛ats · AhimaazH290
• in Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321
• he also tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
• Basmathבָּֽשְׂמַתboώmath · BasemathH1315
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• to wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:15

• Joshua 19:32The sixth lot belonged to the tribe of Naphtali by its clans.
• 1 Kings 4:11Ben-Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor. (He was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath.)
• 1 Samuel 18:18David said to Saul, “Who am I? Who are my relatives or the clan of my father in Israel that I should become the king’s son-in-law?”

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:15

• 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 4:15

• Ahimaaz
• Basmath
• Canaan
• Commissary
• King
• Officer
• Purveyor
• Rulers
• Solomon
• Tax

In the dictionaries

• Naphtali
• Solomon
• Bashemath
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• Ahimaaz
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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