1 Kings 4:8 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 4:8

6 Ahishar, over the household; and ^aAdoniram the son of Abda, over the labor force.

7 And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month of the year.

8 These are their names:¹ Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim;

9 Ben-Deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

10 Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;

11 Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife;

12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean, which is beside Zaretan below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as the other side of Jokneam;

13 Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead; to him belonged ^athe towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; to him also belonged ^bthe region of Argob in Bashan—sixty large cities with walls and bronze gate-bars;

14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

15 ^aAhimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife;

16 Baanah the son of ^aHushai, in Asher and Aloth;

17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

18 ^aShimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin;

19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in ^athe country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only governor who was in the land.

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20 Judah and Israel were as numerous ^aas the sand by the sea in multitude, ^beating and drinking and rejoicing.

21 So ^aSolomon reigned over all kingdoms from ^bthe River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. ^cThey brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 4:8

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American Standard Version
And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;

Amplified® Bible
These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

Contemporary English Version
These were the twelve officers: The son of Hur was in charge of the hill country of Ephraim.

Darby English Version
And these are their names: Ben-Hur, in mount Ephraim.

Good News Bible
The following are the names of these twelve officers and the districts they were in charge of: Benhur: the hill country of Ephraim

King James Version
And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

New American Standard Bible
These are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

New International Version
These are their names:
Ben-Hur—in the hill country of Ephraim;

New King James Version
These are their names: Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
These we identify as their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

Revised Standard Version
These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of E'phraim;

Young's Literal Translation
and these `are' their names: Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim;

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