1 Kings 4:10
8 and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
11 Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
12 Baana 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;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
- KJV
- The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
- WEB
- Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
- ASV
- Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him [pertained] Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);
- DARBY
- Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; he had Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.
- BLB
- Ben-hesed in Arubboth (to him [was] Sochoh and all the land of Hepher);
- ÅB
- Heseds sønn i Arubbot; han hadde Soko og hele Hefer-bygden;
- OTB
- Ben-Hesed, i Arubbot (Soko tilhørte ham, sammen med hele landet Hefer);
- B1930
- Heseds sønn i Arubbot; han hadde Soko og hele Hefer-bygden;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 12:17
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
Read in contextJoshua 15:35
Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
Read in contextJoshua 17:2
So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.
Read in context