1 Kings 4:16
in 1 Kings 4Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
KJV
Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
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This verse in 1 Kings 4
Commentary
3 notes on this verseBaanah the son of Hushai was in Asher,.... In the tribe of Asher; a very plentiful tribe, particularly for oil; this officer was perhaps the son of Hushai, the Archite, David's friend, and, it may be, promoted for his sake: and in Aloth; which signifies ascensions, mountains went upon by steps; near to this place was an high mountain, called the ladder of Tyre (t); perhaps that and the parts adjacent may be meant here. (t) Vid. Joseph. de Bello Jud. l. 2. c. 10. sect. 2.
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 words behind it
5 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 |
| חוּשָׁ֔י | chushai | Hushai | H2365 → | |
| בְּאָשֵׁ֖ר | beasher | in Asher | H836 → | |
| וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃ ס | uvealot | and Bealoth | H1175 → |
בַּֽעֲנָא֙Baana
baana'H1195 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
חוּשָׁ֔יHushai
chushaiH2365 →
בְּאָשֵׁ֖רin Asher
beasherH836 →
וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃ סand Bealoth
uvealotH1175 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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
2 Samuel 15:32When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head.
it leads to
- Joshua 16:2
It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
- Psalms 3:3–5
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
- 2 Samuel 1:2
On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
- 2 Samuel 13:19
And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.
- 2 Samuel 15:30
But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up,…
- Joshua 16:2
Where this verse is studied
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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.