1 Kings 4:12

“Baana son of Ahilud, Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth-shean, which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;”

1 Kings 4:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 4:12, word by word

Baanaבַּעֲנָאbaana

Baana

Baana: the name of several men: two officers of Solomon, the son of Ahilud and the son of Hushai (1 Kings 4:12, 16), and others in the time of Nehemiah.

Where else “baana” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Ahiludאֲחִילוּדachilud

Ahilud

Ahilud: father of Jehoshaphat, David's recorder, and of Baana, Solomon's officer.

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Taanachתַּעְנַךְtanach

Taanach

Taanach: a Canaanite city near Megiddo.

Where else “tanach” appears
and Megiddoמְגִדּוֹmegido

Megiddo

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Beth-sheanבֵּיתbet

Beth-shean

Beth-shean: a strong city where the valley of Jezreel goes down to the Jordan.

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besideאֵצֶלetsel

beside

Beside, next to.

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Zarethanצָרְתַנָtsartana

Zarethan

Zarethan: a place in the Jordan valley, near the city of Adam.

Where else “tsartana” appears
Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizrel

Jezreel

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Abel-meholahאָבֵלavel

Abel-meholah

Abel-meholah, a place near the Jordan. Later it was the town of the prophet Elisha (1 Kings 19:16). The name means "meadow of the dance."

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beyondעֵבֶרever

beyond

Past the river, especially the Jordan.

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Jokmeamיָקְמֳעָםyakmoam

Jokmeam

Jokmeam: a city on the border of one of Solomon's districts (1 Kings 4:12); also a Levitical city in Ephraim (1 Chronicles 6:68).

Where else “yakmoam” appears

Places in this verse

MegiddoJezreel
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Megiddo

    Today: Tel Megiddo ruins, Israel

    A city guarding an important pass into the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel.

    Canaanite kings fought Israel there (Judg 5:19). Solomon fortified it (1 Kgs 9:15), and King Josiah died there (2 Kgs 23:29).

    Judges 5:191 Kings 9:152 Kings 23:292 Chronicles 35:22

  • 2Jezreel

    Today: Zir'in and the Jezreel Valley, Israel

    A city and valley in northern Israel, between Galilee and Samaria.

    There Ahab and Jezebel took Naboth's vineyard (1 Kgs 21:1-16), and Jezebel died there (2 Kgs 9:30-37).

    1 Kings 21:12 Kings 9:301 Samuel 29:1Joshua 19:18

The context

11Ben-abinadab, all the heights of Dor; Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife;

12 · This verse (above)

13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead; his were Havvoth-jair of Jair son of Manasseh, which is in Gilead; his was the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with wall and bars of bronze;

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