1 Kings 4:9

Brenton's Septuagint

The son of Dacar, in Makes, and in Salabin, and Baethsamys, and Elon as far as Bethanan, one.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

Hebrew Names Version
Ben-Deker, in Makatz, and in Sha`alvim, and Beit-Shemesh, and Elon-Beit-Hanan;

King James Version
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

English Standard Version
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan;

New Century Version
Ben-Deker was governor of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Bethhanan.

New English Translation
Ben Deker was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan.

Amplified Bible
Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elon-beth-hanan;

New American Standard Bible
Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan;

Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh, and Elon and Beth-hanan:

Legacy Standard Bible
Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

Contemporary English Version
The son of Deker was in charge of the towns of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.

Complete Jewish Bible
the son of Deker, in Makatz, Sha‘albim, Beit-Shemesh and Eilon-Beit-Hanan;

Darby Translation
Ben-Deker in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-Beth-hanan.

Easy-to-Read Version
Ben Deker was governor of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Bethhanan.

George Lamsa Translation
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

Good News Translation
Bendeker: the cities of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, Elon, and Beth Hanan

Lexham English Bible
Ben-Deker was in Makaz and in Shaalbim and in Beth-Shemesh and Elon of Beth-Hanan.

Literal Translation
the son of Dekar in Makaz and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sonne of Deber at Macaz and at Saalbaim, & at Bethsames, and at Elon, and BethHana.

American Standard Version
Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

Bible in Basic English
Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English. the son of Deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonne of Dekar in Makaz and in Saalbin, and Bethsames, Elon, and Bethhanan.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
the son of Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

King James Version (1611)
The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan.

English Revised Version
Ben–deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth–shemesh, and Elon–beth–hanan:

Berean Standard Bible
Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Bendechar, in Macces, and in Salebbym, and in Bethsames, and in Helon, and in Bethanan;

Young's Literal Translation
Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.

Update Bible Version
Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

Webster's Bible Translation
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:

World English Bible
Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

New King James Version
Ben-Deker, [fn] in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

New Living Translation
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan.

New Life Bible
and Ben-deker in Makaz. There were Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, Elonbeth-hanan,

New Revised Standard
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ben-deker, in Makaz and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh, - and Elon-beth-hanan;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Bendecar, in Macces, and in Salebim, and in Bethsames, and in Elon, and in Bethanan.

Revised Standard Version
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Sha-al'bim, Beth-she'mesh, and E'lonbeth-ha'nan;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

Contextual Overview

¹ And king Solomon reigned over Israel. ² And these are the princes which he had; Azarias son of Sadoc. ³ Eliaph, and Achia son of Seba, scribes; and Josaphat son of Achilud, recorder. ⁴ And Banaeas son of Jodae over the host; and Sadoc and Abiathar were priests. ⁵ And Ornia the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabuth son of Nathan was the king’s friend. ⁶ And Achisar was steward, and Eliac the chief steward; and Eliab the son of Saph was over the family: and Adoniram the son of Audon over the tribute. ⁷ And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, to provide for the king and his household; each one’s turn came to supply for a month in the year. ⁸ And these were their names: Been the son of Or in the mount of Ephraim, one. ⁹ The son of Dacar, in Makes, and in Salabin, and Baethsamys, and Elon as far as Bethanan, one. ¹⁰ 004

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The son of Dekar: or, Ben-dekar

Shaalbim: Joshua 19:42, Shaalabbin

Bethshemesh: 1 Samuel 6:12, 1 Samuel 6:20

Reciprocal: Joshua 19:22 - Bethshemesh Judges 1:35 - Shaalbim

Cross-References

Genesis 4:4
And Abel also brought of the first born of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,

Genesis 4:9
And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother’s keeper?

Genesis 4:11
And now thou art cursed from the earth which has opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand.

Genesis 4:13
And Cain said to the Lord God, My crime is too great for me to be forgiven.

Genesis 4:14
If thou castest me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from thy presence, and I shall be groaning and trembling upon the earth, then it will be that any one that finds me shall slay me.

Genesis 37:32
And they sent the coat of many colours; and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found; know if it be thy son’s coat or no. And he recognised it, and said, It is my son’s coat, an evil wild beast has devoured him; a wild beast has carried off Joseph.

Psalms 9:12
For he remembered them, in making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.

Proverbs 28:13
A sluggard when sent on a journey says, There is a lion in the ways, and there are murderers in the streets.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The son of Dekar in Makaz,.... A place in the tribe of Dan, on the borders of it:

and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan; all in the same tribe, see Joshua 19:41.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For some of the names, see Joshua 19:41-43.