1 Kings 4 · Verse 13

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:
1 Kings 4:13, King James Version

1 Kings 4:13 in other translations

BSBBen-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
WEBBen Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);
ASVBen-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars);
YLTBen-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that is in Bashan, sixty great cities with wall and brazen bar.
DARBYBen-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead; he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bars of bronze.
BBE... the son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead; he had the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and the country of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great towns with walls and locks of brass.
WebsterThe 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, sixty great cities with walls and brazen bars:

What does 1 Kings 4:13 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars - These were fortified cities: their gates and bars covered with plates of brass. Such were the gates in Priam's palace: - Ipse inter primos correpta dura bipenni Limina perrumpit, Postes que a cardine vellit Aeratos. Virg. Aen., lib. ii. ver. 479. Fierce Pyrrhus in the front, with forceful sway, Plied the huge axe, and hew'd the beams away; The solid timbers from the portal tore, And rent from every hinge the Brazen door. Pitt.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 4:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בֶּן\־ben-Ben-H1127
גֶּ֖בֶרGe.verGeberH1127
בְּרָמֹ֣תbe.ra.Motin RamothH7418
גִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdGileadH1568
ל֡וֹlo[belonged] to <the> him
חַוֹּת֩cha.Vot[the] villages ofH2333
יָאִ֨ירya.'IrJairH2971
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
מְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehManassehH4519
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בַּגִּלְעָ֗דba.gil.'Ad[are] in <the> GileadH1568
ל֚וֹlo[belonged] to <the> him
חֶ֤בֶלChe.vel[the] region ofH2256
אַרְגֹּב֙'ar.GoArgobH709
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בַּבָּשָׁ֔ןba.ba.Shan[is] in <the> BashanH1316
שִׁשִּׁים֙shi.ShimsixtyH8346
עָרִ֣ים'a.RimcitiesH5892
גְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotlargeH1419
חוֹמָ֖הcho.Maha wallH2346
וּבְרִ֥יחַu.ve.Ri.achand bar[s] ofH1280
נְחֹֽשֶׁת\׃\ \סne.Cho.shetbronzeH5178

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Cross references for 1 Kings 4:13

  • Deuteronomy 3:4

    And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

  • Numbers 32:41

    And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth–jair.

  • 1 Kings 22:3

    And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

  • 2 Kings 9:14

    So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth–gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.

  • Deuteronomy 4:43

    Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.

  • Joshua 21:38

    And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

  • Psalms 22:12

    Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

  • 2 Kings 9:1

    And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth–gilead:

  • Psalms 68:15

    The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

  • Deuteronomy 3:8

    And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;

  • Deuteronomy 3:13-14

    And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants. Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan–havoth–jair, unto this day.

  • Joshua 20:8

    And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The son of Geber. or, Ben-geber. Ramoth-gilead.
22:3; De 4:43; Jos 20:8; 21:38; 2Ki 9:1,14
the towns.
Nu 32:41; De 3:14
Argob.
De 3:4,8,13,14; Ps 22:12; 68:15
threescore great cities.These were the fortified cities; their gates and bars being covered with plates of brass.

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Context

  • 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:

  • 1 Kings 4:14

    Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

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1 Kings 4:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El hijo de Geber, en Ramoth de Galaad; éste tenía también las ciudades de Jair hijo de Manasés, las cuales estaban en Galaad; tenía también la provincia de Argob, que era en Basán, sesenta grandes ciudades con muro y cerraduras de bronce;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Le fils de Guéber était à Ramoth de Galaad: il avait les bourgs de Jaïr, fils de Manassé, qui sont en Galaad, la région d’Argob, qui est en Basan, 60 grandes villes avec des murailles et des barres d’airain.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ben-Geber in Ramoth-Gilead; er hatte die Dörfer Jairs, des Sohnes Manasses, die in Gilead sind; er hatte den Landstrich Argob, der in Basan ist, sechzig große Städte mit Mauern und ehernen Riegeln.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad: habebat Avothjair filii Manasse in Galaad: ipse præerat in omni regione Argob, quæ est in Basan, sexaginta civitatibus magnis atque muratis quæ habebant seras æreas.