1 Kings 4:10

8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:

The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

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

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:

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;

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  • Joshua 15:35

    Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

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  • Joshua 17:2

    There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.

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