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, 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. 14Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim. Ahimaaz, in Naphtali. (He was married to Basemath, another of Solomon’s daughters.) 16Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth. 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in 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 allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali.
• 1 Kings 4:11Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphoth-dor. (He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon’s daughters.)
• 1 Samuel 18:18“Who am I, and what is my family in Israel that I should be the king’s son-in-law?” David exclaimed. “My father’s family is nothing!”

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

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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