1 Kings 4:17
in 1 Kings 4Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
KJV
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
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This verse in 1 Kings 4
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe 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 …
This site's exposition
twelve governors over all Israel
on 1 Kings 4:7-19
Solomon has “twelve governors over all Israel”, each to “arrange provisions for one month”. The districts mix tribal territory with cities and regions redrawn under the crown. Verse 19 gives Geber the land of Gilead, “including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan”.
This site's exposition
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar
Issachar formed one district under one governor. John Gill notes that Asher before it and Benjamin after it were whole tribes in the same way, feeding the king's table for a month. This Jehoshaphat is a different man from Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, the recorder of verse 3.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar. In the tribe of Issachar; he had the whole tribe at his command to make a monthly provision out of for the king once a year, as had the preceding officer and the following one.
The words behind it
4 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט | yehoshafat | Jehoshaphat | H3092 → | 84 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| פָּר֖וּחַ | paruach | Paruah | H6515 → | |
| בְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃ ס | beyisoshkhar | in Issachar | H3485 → |
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טJehoshaphat
yehoshafatH3092 →84 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
פָּר֖וּחַParuah
paruachH6515 →
בְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃ סin Issachar
beyisoshkharH3485 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Kings
This page draws on Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 4:1; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Kings.