1 Kings 4:11 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 4:11

Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);

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ASV

Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife);

KJV

The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

The son of Abinadab in all the region of Dor,.... The same with Dor and her towns, belonged to the half tribe of Manasseh, on this side Jordan, Jos 17:11; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife; not when he was first put into this office, when, in all probability, Solomon had not a daughter marriageable; but behaving well in it, in process of time he bestowed a daughter of his on him.

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Ephrem the Syrian

ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 4:1 (373)

The officials elected by Solomon designate the order of the chosen ones whom Christ affirmed in his grace and appointed as rulers of his people. Indeed, twelve prefects were selected to administer the incomes of this king and his house, because just as many apostles …

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Dor - See Jos 11:2 note. It has always been a practice among Oriental potentates to attach to themselves the more important of their officers by giving them for wives princesses of the royal house. Hence, the union here between Ben-Abinadab (probably Solomon’s first cousin, compare 1Sa 16:8) and Taphath. Compare 1Ki 4:15.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בֶּן־	ben-	Ben-	H1125 →
אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב	'a.vi.na.Dav	Abinadab	H1125 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
נָ֣פַת	Na.fat	Naphath of	H5316 →
דֹּ֑אר	Dor	Dor	H1756 →
טָפַת֙	ta.Fat	Taphath	H2955 →
בַּת־	bat-	[the] daughter of	H1323 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	she.lo.Moh	Solomon	H8010 →
הָ֥יְתָה	Ha.ye.tah	she became	H1961 →
לּ֖וֹ	lo	of him
לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ ס	le.'i.Shah	<into> a wife	H802 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joshua 11:2
to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;
leads to
- Judges 1:27
  At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Joshua 17:11
  Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Joshua 12:3
  as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
- Numbers 34:11
  then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
Through
Joshua 17:11
Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
leads to
- Joshua 12:23
  the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 7:29
  And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
Through
Joshua 12:23
the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
leads to
- Joshua 11:2
  to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;
Through
Judges 1:27
At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
leads to
- Psalms 106:34–35
  They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,

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