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Contemporary English Version

1 Kings 4:10

The son of Hesed was in charge of the towns of Arubboth and Socoh, and the region of Hepher.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aruboth;   Canaan;   Commissary;   Hepher;   Hesed;   King;   Officer;   Purveyor;   Rulers;   Socoh;   Solomon;   Tax;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Holy Land;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Epher;   Gath-Hepher;   Socoh or Shochoh;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Socho;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aruboth;   Hepher;   Hesed, the Son of;   Socho;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Arubboth;   Azariah;   Ben-Hesed;   Book(s);   Economic Life;   Hesed;   King, Kingship;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Occupations and Professions in the Bible;   Socoh, Soco, Shocho;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Arubboth;   Ben-Hesed;   Government;   Hepher;   Israel;   Soco, Socoh;   Solomon;   Tribute, Toll, Taxing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Aruboth ;   Hepher ;   Hesed ;   Sochoh, Socoh, Shocho, Shochoh, Shoco ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ar'uboth;   He'pher;   He'sed;   So'choh,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Arubboth;   Ben-Hesed;   Hepher;   Hur;   Socoh;   Tax;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hepher;   Pottery;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (he had Socoh and the whole land of Hepher);
Hebrew Names Version
Ben-Hesed, in Arubbot (to him [pertained] Sokho, and all the land of Hefer);
King James Version
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
English Standard Version
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher);
New Century Version
Ben-Hesed was governor of Arubboth, Socoh, and all the land of Hepher.
New English Translation
Ben Hesed was in charge of Arubboth; he controlled Socoh and all the territory of Hepher.
Amplified Bible
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher);
New American Standard Bible
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher);
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonne of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom perteined Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
Legacy Standard Bible
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher);
Complete Jewish Bible
the son of Hesed, in Arubot; he also had charge of Sokhoh and all the territory of Hefer;
Darby Translation
Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; he had Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.
Easy-to-Read Version
Ben Hesed was governor of Arubboth, Socoh, and Hepher.
George Lamsa Translation
The son of Hesed, in Raboth to him belonged Socoth, and all the land of Hepher;
Good News Translation
Benhesed: the cities of Arubboth and Socoh and all the territory of Hepher
Lexham English Bible
Ben-Hesed was in the Arubbot; Socoh and all the land of Hepher were his.
Literal Translation
the son of Hesed, in Aruboth (to him was Sochoh and all the land of Hepher);
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sonne of Hased at Aruboth, and had therto Socho and all the londe of Hepher.
American Standard Version
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);
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 Hesed in Arubboth; Socoh and all the land of Hepher were under his control;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonne of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom parteyned Socho and all the land of Hepher.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher;
King James Version (1611)
The sonne of Heseb in Aruboth, to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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English Revised Version
Ben–hesed, in Arubboth; to him [pertained] Socoh, and all the land of Hepher:
Berean Standard Bible
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Beneseth, in Araboth; forsothe Socco, and al the lond of Epher was his;
Young's Literal Translation
Ben-Hesed [is] in Aruboth, hath Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;
Update Bible Version
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him [pertained] Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);
Webster's Bible Translation
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him [pertained] Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
World English Bible
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him [pertained] Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);
New King James Version
Ben-Hesed, [fn] in Arubboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;
New Living Translation
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth, including Socoh and all the land of Hepher.
New Life Bible
Ben-hesed in Arrubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him),
New Revised Standard
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher);
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth, - to him, pertaineth Socoh, and all the land of Hepher;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Benhesed, in Aruboth: his was Socho, and all the land of Epher.
Revised Standard Version
Ben-hesed, in Arub'both (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher);
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher);

Contextual Overview

1Here is a list of Solomon's highest officials while he was king of Israel: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah sons of Shisha were the secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud kept the government records; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the army commander; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the regional officers; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and the king's advisor; Ahishar was the prime minister; Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor. 7 Solomon chose twelve regional officers, who took turns bringing food for him and his household. Each officer provided food from his region for one month of the year. 8 These were the twelve officers: The son of Hur was in charge of the hill country of Ephraim. 9 The son of Deker was in charge of the towns of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan. 10 The son of Hesed was in charge of the towns of Arubboth and Socoh, and the region of Hepher. 11 The son of Abinadab was in charge of Naphath-Dor and was married to Solomon's daughter Taphath. 12 Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of the towns of Taanach and Megiddo. He was also in charge of the whole region of Beth-Shan near the town of Zarethan, south of Jezreel from Beth-Shan to Abel-Meholah to the other side of Jokmeam. 13 The son of Geber was in charge of the town of Ramoth in Gilead and the villages in Gilead belonging to the family of Jair, a descendant of Manasseh. He was also in charge of the region of Argob in Bashan, which had sixty walled towns with bronze bars on their gates. 14 Ahinadab son of Iddo was in charge of the territory of Mahanaim. 15 Ahimaaz was in charge of the territory of Naphtali and was married to Solomon's daughter Basemath.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The son of Hesed: or, Ben-hesed

Sochoh: Joshua 15:35

Hepher: Joshua 12:17, Joshua 17:2

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 4:18 - Socho

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
The Lord God then asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The snake tricked me," she answered. "And I ate some of that fruit."
Genesis 4:9
Afterwards the Lord asked Cain, "Where is Abel?" "How should I know?" he answered. "Am I supposed to look after my brother?"
Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said: Why have you done this terrible thing? You killed your own brother, and his blood flowed onto the ground. Now his blood is calling out for me to punish you.
Genesis 9:5
I created humans to be like me, and I will punish any animal or person that takes a human life. If an animal kills someone, that animal must die. And if a person takes the life of another, that person must be put to death.
Genesis 18:20
The Lord said, "Abraham, I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are doing all kinds of evil things.
Exodus 3:7
The Lord said: I have seen how my people are suffering as slaves in Egypt, and I have heard them beg for my help because of the way they are being mistreated. I feel sorry for them,
Numbers 35:33
I, the Lord , live among you people of Israel, so your land must be kept pure. But when a murder takes place, blood pollutes the land, and it becomes unclean. If that happens, the murderer must be put to death, so the land will be clean again. Keep murder out of Israel!
Joshua 7:19
"Achan," Joshua said, "the Lord God of Israel has decided that you are guilty. Is this true? Tell me what you did, and don't try to hide anything."
Job 16:18
If I should die, I beg the earth not to cover my cry for justice.
Job 24:12
And along the city streets, the wounded and dying cry out, yet God does nothing.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The son of Hesed in Aruboth,.... Which seems to have been in the tribe of Judah by the places that follow:

to him [pertained] Sochoh; there were two places of this name in that tribe, Joshua 15:35;

and all the land of Hepher: there was an Hepher in the land of Canaan, which was a royal city in the times of the Canaanites, Joshua 12:17; and there was an Hepher, the name of a man, a descendant of Judah, to whom, very probably, this land belonged, 1 Chronicles 4:6; unless it can be thought to be the portion of land given to the daughters of Hepher, Joshua 17:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Sochoh - See Joshua 15:35.


 
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