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1 Kings 4:8

EphraimHurson of Hur

6 Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

7 Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,

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;

10 Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);

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BSB
and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
KJV
And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
WEB
These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
ASV
And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;
DARBY
And these are their names: Ben-Hur, in mount Ephraim.
BLB
And these [are] their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
ÅB
Dette var deres navn: Hurs sønn på Efra'im-fjellet;
OTB
Deres navn inkluderte: Ben-Hur, i fjellandet Efraim;
B1930
Dette var deres navn: Hurs sønn på Efra'im-fjellet;

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Cross references

  • Joshua 24:33

    Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.

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  • Judges 19:1

    Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

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  • Judges 17:1

    Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim

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