1 Kings 4 · Verse 12

1 Kings 4:12

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:
1 Kings 4:12, King James Version

1 Kings 4:12 in other translations

BSBBaana 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;
WEBBaana 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;
ASVBaana 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;
YLTBaana Ben-Ahilud hath Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto beyond Jokneam.
DARBYBaana the son of Ahilud had Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zaretan beneath Jizreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-Meholah, as far as beyond Jokneam.
BBEBaana, the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is by the side of Zarethan, under Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the far side of Jokmeam;
WebsterBaana 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 to the place that is beyond Jokneam:

What does 1 Kings 4:12 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 4:1-19

In the choice of the great officers of Solomon's court, no doubt, his wisdom appeared. Several are the same that were in his father's time. A plan was settled by which no part of the country was exhausted to supply his court, though each sent its portion.

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1 Kings 4:12 in the original Hebrew

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בַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'BaanaH1195
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֲחִיל֔וּד'a.chi.LudAhiludH286
תַּעְנַ֖ךְta'.NakhTaanachH8590
וּמְגִדּ֑וֹu.me.gi.Doand MegiddoH4023
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH1052
שְׁאָ֡ןshe.'AnSheanH1052
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhichH834
אֵ֨צֶל'E.tzel[is] besideH681
צָרְתַ֜נָהtza.re.Ta.nahZarethan <towards>H6891
מִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatfrom underH8478
לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלle.yiz.re.'Elto JezreelH3157
מִבֵּ֤יתmi.Beitfrom BethH1052
שְׁאָן֙she.'AnSheanH1052
עַ֚ד'adtoH5704
אָבֵ֣ל'a.VelAbelH65
מְחוֹלָ֔הme.cho.LahMeholahH65
עַ֖ד'adtoH5704
מֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verfrom [the] other sideH5676
לְיָקְמֳעָֽם\׃\ \סle.ya.ke.mo.'Amof JokmeamH3361

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Cross references for 1 Kings 4:12

  • Joshua 17:11

    And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth–shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.

  • Joshua 3:16

    That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

  • 1 Kings 19:16

    And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel–meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.

  • Judges 5:19

    The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

  • 1 Kings 7:46

    In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:68

    And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs,

  • 1 Samuel 31:10

    And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth–shan.

  • 2 Kings 23:29-30

    In his days Pharaoh–nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him. And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s stead.

  • 1 Kings 18:46

    And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

  • 1 Samuel 31:12

    All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth–shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Taanach.
Jos 17:11; Jud 5:19
Megiddo.
2Ki 23:29,30
Beth-shean.
1Sa 31:10,12
Zartanah.
7:46
Zarthan.
Jos 3:16
Zaretan. Jezreel.
18:46
Abel-meholah.
19:16

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Context

  • 1 Kings 4:11

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

  • 1 Kings 4:12

    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:

  • 1 Kings 4:13

    The son of Geber, in Ramoth–gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

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1 Kings 4:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Baana hijo de Ahilud, en Taanach y Megiddo, y en toda Beth-san, que es cerca de Zaretán, por bajo de Jezreel, desde Beth-san hasta Abel-mehola, y hasta la otra parte de Jocmeam;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Baana, fils d’Akhilud, avait Thaanac et Meguiddo, et tout Beth-Shean, qui est à côté de Tsarthan, sous Jizreël, depuis Beth-Shean jusqu’à Abel-Mehola, jusqu’au-delà de Jokmeam.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Baana, der Sohn Ahiluds, hatte Taanak und Megiddo und ganz Beth-Schean, das neben Zarethan liegt, unterhalb Jisreel, von Beth-Schean bis Abel-Mehola, bis jenseits Jokmeam.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Bana filius Ahilud regebat Thanac et Mageddo, et universam Bethsan, quæ est juxta Sarthana subter Jezrahel, a Bethsan usque Abelmehula e regione Jecmaan.