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1 Kings 4:8

EphraimHurson of Hur

6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

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:

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

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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

    And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.

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  • Judges 19:1

    And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

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  • Judges 17:1

    And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

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