1 Kings 4:16

1 Kings 4:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
• New International Version (NIV)Baana son of Hushai—in Asher and in Aloth;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and Aloth;

Context of 1 Kings 4:16

14Ahinadab son of Iddo was in charge of Mahanaim. 15Ahimaaz was in charge of Naphtali. (He married Solomon’s daughter Basemath.) Baana son of Hushai was in charge of Asher and Aloth. 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in charge of Issachar. 18Shimei son of Ela was in charge of Benjamin.

1 Kings 4:16 word by word

בַּֽעֲנָא֙ בֶּן־חוּשָׁ֔י בְּאָשֵׁ֖ר וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Baanahבַּעֲנָאba‛ănâ' · BaanaH1195
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Hushaiחוּשַׁיchûshay · HushaiH2365
• in Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
• and in Alothבְּעָלוֹתbe‛âlôth · BealothH1175

Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:16

• Joshua 19:24The fifth lot belonged to the tribe of Asher by its clans.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:16

• 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 4:16

• Asher
• Baanah
• Canaan
• Commissary
• King
• Officer
• Purveyor
• Rulers
• Solomon
• Tax

In the dictionaries

• Asher
• Baana
• Bealoth
• Region
• Solomon
• Abishag
• Aloth
• Deer
• Genealogy
• 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