1 Kings 4:13

Translations

Modern

Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

Traditional

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:

Literal

Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (unto him were the towns of Jair son of Manasseh that were in Gilead; unto him was the region of Argob that is in Bashan, sixty large cities with walls and bronze bars);

Latin

Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad: habebat Avothjair filii Manasse in Galaad: ipse præerat in omni regione Argob, quæ est in Basan, sexaginta civitatibus magnis atque muratis quæ habebant seras æreas.

Original

Hebrew

English

Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

Notes

1 Kings 4:7–19

The twelve district governors likely managed smaller tasks, like collecting taxes and supplying food for the king's household. Solomon's twelve districts did not match the old tribal areas exactly.

Theme notes and profiles

Solomon Solomon’s Wisdom

Events

Reign of Solomon

Related verses

Deuteronomy 3:4
At that time we captured all sixty of his cities. There was not a single city we failed to take—the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
Numbers 32:41
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.
1 Kings 22:3
…who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
Psalm 22:12
Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
Joshua 21:38
And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
Deuteronomy 4:43
Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.
Deuteronomy 3:8
At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon—
Psalm 68:15
A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
Deuteronomy 3:13–14
To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.)
2 Kings 9:14
Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram,
Joshua 20:8
And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
2 Kings 9:1
Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

People

Ben-Geber: One of Solomon's twelve district governors Jair: Manassite leader who captured Gilead Manasseh: Firstborn son of Joseph, blessed by Jacob

Places

Argob: A region in Bashan, known for its fortified cities Bashan: Region east of the Jordan, known for its fertility Gilead: Mountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name Ramoth: City of refuge east of the Jordan

Glossary

Architecture Argob (Place) Bashan Ben-Geber Geber Genealogy Jair Jehoshaphat (Person) Jerusalem Kings, Books of First and Second Manasseh, Tribe of Paruah Ramoth-Gilead Solomon (Person)

Topics

Argob: A Region East of the Jordan River Ben-Geber Brass: Articles Made of Bars Canaan: Land of Divided Into Twelve Provinces by Solomon Commissary for Royal Households Copper Brass: Made Into: Bars fGates Geber: Name of Two Men, officers of Solomon Holy Land: Divided Into: Twelve Provinces by Solomon Jair: Son of Manasseh--Founder of Twenty-Three Cities in Gilead King: Commissary of Kings: Officers of Providers for the King's Table Kings: Their Revenues Derived From: Tax on Produce of the Land Officer: Civil: Appointed by Kings Purveyor for Solomon Ramoth-Gilead: One of Solomon's Commissaries There Rulers: Wicked: Solomon, Oppressing the People Solomon: Divides his Kingdom Into Subsistence Departments Solomon: His Purveyors Solomon: Officers of Tax: Paid in Provisions

1 Kings 4:13

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