1 Kings 4:13

1 Kings 4:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The son of Geber, in Ramoth–gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
• New King James Version (NKJV)Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead; to him belonged the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; to him also belonged the region of Argob in Bashan—sixty large cities with walls and bronze gate-bars;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead, including the Towns of Jair (named for Jair of the tribe of Manasseh) in Gilead, and in the Argob region of Bashan, including sixty large fortified towns with bronze bars on their gates.

Context of 1 Kings 4:13

11Ben-Abinadab—in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon); 12Baana son of Ahilud—in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across to Jokmeam; Ben-Geber—in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate bars); 14Ahinadab son of Iddo—in Mahanaim; 15Ahimaaz—in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);

1 Kings 4:13 word by word

בֶּן־גֶּ֖בֶר בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד ל֡וֹ חַוֹּת֩ יָאִ֨יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּגִּלְעָ֗ד ל֚וֹ חֶ֤בֶל אַרְגֹּב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן שִׁשִּׁים֙ עָרִ֣ים גְּדֹל֔וֹת חוֹמָ֖ה וּבְרִ֥יחַ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The son of Geberבֶּן־גֶּ֫בֶרben-geber · Ben-GeberH1127
• in Ramoth–gileadרָמֹתrâmôth gil‛âd râmôth gil‛âd · Ramoth (Gilead)H7433
• in Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · (Ramoth)-gileadH1568
• the townsחַוָּהchavvâh · villageH2333
• of Jairיָאִירyâ'îyr · JairH2971
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• in Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• the regionחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• of Argobאַרְגֹּב'argôb · ArgobH709
• in Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
• threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• with wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• and brasenנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280

Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:13

• 1 Kings 22:3The king of Israel had said to his officials, “Don’t you know that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us and yet we are doing nothing to retake it from the king of Aram?”
• Deuteronomy 4:43The cities were these: Bezer in the wilderness plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.
• Joshua 20:8East of the Jordan (on the other side from Jericho) they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau in the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead in the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan in the tribe of Manasseh.
• Joshua 21:38from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,
• 2 Kings 9:1The prophet Elisha summoned a man from the company of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take this flask of olive oil with you and go to Ramoth Gilead.
• Numbers 32:41Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, captured their settlements and called them Havvoth Jair.
• Deuteronomy 3:14Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maakathites; it was named after him, so that to this day Bashan is called Havvoth Jair.)
• Deuteronomy 3:4At that time we took all his cities. There was not one of the sixty cities that we did not take from them—the whole region of Argob, Og’s kingdom in Bashan.
• Psalms 22:12Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
• Psalms 68:15Mount Bashan, majestic mountain, Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars - These were fortified cities: their gates and bars covered with plates of brass. Such were the gates in Priam's palace: - Ipse inter primos correpta dura bipenni Limina perrumpit, Postes que a cardine vellit Aeratos. Virg. Aen., lib. ii. ver. 479. Fierce Pyrrhus in the front, with forceful sway, Plied the huge axe, and hew'd the beams away; The solid timbers from the portal tore, And rent from every…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13It will be observed that five out of the twelve prefects are designated solely by their father‘s names, Ben-Hur, etc., while one (Ahimaaz, 1 Kings 4:15) has no such designation. Probably the document, which the author of the Book of Kings consulted, had contained originally the proper name and father‘s name of each prefect; but it was mutilated or illegible in places at the time when he consulted it. If it was in the shape of a list, a single mutilation…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 4:13

• Argob
• Ben-Geber (Rsv)
• Brass
• Canaan
• Commissary
• Geber
• Jair
• King
• Officer
• Purveyor
• Ramoth-Gilead
• Rulers
• Solomon
• Tax

In the dictionaries

• Bashan
• Gilead
• Manasseh
• Ramoth
• Ramoth-Gilead
• Argob
• Bar
• Bashanhavothjair
• City
• Havothjair

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