1 Kings 4:19
17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;
18 Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.
20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
21 And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
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.
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- BSB
- Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.
- KJV
- Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
- WEB
- Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land.
- ASV
- Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and [he was] the only officer that was in the land.
- DARBY
- Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, and of Og the king of Bashan; and [he was] the only superintendent that was in the land.
- BLB
- Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land [of Judah].
- ÅB
- Geber, sønn av Uri, i Gileads land - det land som amoritterkongen Sihon og Basans konge Og hadde hatt - han var den eneste foged i de bygder.
- OTB
- Geber, sønn av Uri, i landet Gilead, landet til Sihon, konge av amorittene og til Og, konge av Basan; og det var en deputerte som var over landet.
- B1930
- Geber, sønn av Uri, i Gileads land - det land som amoritterkongen Sihon og Basans konge Og hadde hatt - han var den eneste foged i de bygder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 2:26–3:17
So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
Read in contextJoshua 13:9–12
The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,
Read in contextNumbers 21:21–35
Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
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