1 Kings 4:11
9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:
10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
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:
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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Compare
- BSB
- Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
- KJV
- The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
- WEB
- Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
- ASV
- Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife);
- DARBY
- Ben-Abinadab had all the upland of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.
- BLB
- Ben-abinadab [in] all Naphath-dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was unto him as wife);
- ÅB
- Abinadabs sønn hadde hele Dors høyland; han hadde Tafat, Salomos datter, til hustru;
- OTB
- Ben-Abinadab, i hele regionen Dor (Tafat, datter av Salomo, var hans kone);
- B1930
- Abinadabs sønn hadde hele Dors høiland; han hadde Tafat, Salomos datter, til hustru;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 11:2
And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
Read in contextJoshua 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.
Read in contextJoshua 12:23
The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
Read in contextJudges 1:27
Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
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