1 Kings 4:12
in 1 Kings 4Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;
KJV
Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth–shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth–shean to Abel–meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
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This verse in 1 Kings 4
Commentary
4 notes on this verseBaana the son of Ahilud, to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean,.... All which were places in the tribe of Manasseh, Jos 17:11; which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel; so described, to distinguish it, as is thought, from Zaretan in Jos 3:16; and the country this officer presided over reached also from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam; the two first of these were in the tribe of Manasseh, and the last in the tribe of Zebulun, Jos 19:11.
This site's exposition
twelve officers over all Israel
on 1 Kings 4:7-19
Twelve officers divide the kingdom's provisioning by month rather than by the tribes' old boundaries, and the districts named mix tribal territory with cities and regions redrawn under the crown. Verse 19 closes the list with a line the bench reads two ways: some take it to mean Geber alone administered all of Gilead where two kings once ruled, others that Judah, the king's own tribe, received no separate officer and no month's charge, exempted rather than omitted by oversight. Either reading rests on the same silence, since the text names no twelfth district lying in Judah though it names every other tribe.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
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
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
On these cities see Jos 12:21; Jos 3:16; Jdg 7:22; Jos 21:22.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
The Argov region. He [Gever’s son] was appointed over them to collect the king’s tax, because the rules pertaining to the monarchy allow for his expenditures to be collected from the people, as it is stated in the rules pertaining to the monarchy, in the book of Shmuel.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בַּֽעֲנָא֙ | baana' | Baana | H1195 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲחִיל֔וּד | ʾachilud | Ahilud | H286 → | |
| תַּעְנַ֖ךְ | ta'nakh | Taanach | H8590 → | |
| וּמְגִדּ֑וֹ | umegido | and Megiddo | H4023 → | |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | Beth | H1052 → | 18 times |
| שְׁאָ֡ן | shean | Shean | H1052 → | 18 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אֵ֨צֶל | ʾetzel | [is] beside | H681 → | 61 times |
| צָרְתַ֜נָה | tzaretanah | Zarethan <towards> | H6891 → | |
| מִתַּ֣חַת | mitachat | from under | H8478 → | 505 times |
| לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל | leyizreel | to Jezreel | H3157 → | 36 times |
| מִבֵּ֤ית | mibeit | from Beth | H1052 → | 18 times |
| שְׁאָן֙ | shean | Shean | H1052 → | 18 times |
| עַ֚ד | ʾad | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| אָבֵ֣ל | ʾavel | Abel | H65 → | 6 times |
| מְחוֹלָ֔ה | mecholah | Meholah | H65 → | 6 times |
| עַ֖ד | ʾad | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| מֵעֵ֥בֶר | meever | from [the] other side | H5676 → | 90 times |
| לְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ ס | leyakemoam | of Jokmeam | H3361 → |
בַּֽעֲנָא֙Baana
baana'H1195 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אֲחִיל֔וּדAhilud
ʾachiludH286 →
תַּעְנַ֖ךְTaanach
ta'nakhH8590 →
וּמְגִדּ֑וֹand Megiddo
umegidoH4023 →
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
בֵּ֣יתBeth
beitH1052 →18 times
שְׁאָ֡ןShean
sheanH1052 →18 times
אֲשֶׁר֩which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אֵ֨צֶל[is] beside
ʾetzelH681 →61 times
צָרְתַ֜נָהZarethan <towards>
tzaretanahH6891 →
מִתַּ֣חַתfrom under
mitachatH8478 →505 times
לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלto Jezreel
leyizreelH3157 →36 times
מִבֵּ֤יתfrom Beth
mibeitH1052 →18 times
שְׁאָן֙Shean
sheanH1052 →18 times
עַ֚דto
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
אָבֵ֣לAbel
ʾavelH65 →6 times
מְחוֹלָ֔הMeholah
mecholahH65 →6 times
עַ֖דto
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
מֵעֵ֥בֶרfrom [the] other side
meeverH5676 →90 times
לְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ סof Jokmeam
leyakemoamH3361 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Judges 5:19Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.
it 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 separate paths from here.
- Judges 5:30
‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’
- Judges 1:27
Through
Joshua 3:16the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was…
it leads to
- Joshua 3:13
When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will…
- Genesis 14:3
The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
- Joshua 3:13
Through
1 Kings 7:46The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
it leads to
- Joshua 3:16
the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was…
- Genesis 33:17
but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.
- 2 Chronicles 4:17
The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zeredah.
- Joshua 3:16
Through
Joshua 17:11Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
it leads to
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 7:29
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); 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.