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1 Kings 4:11

Ben Abinadab was governor of Naphoth Dor. He was married to Taphath, daughter of Solomon.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abinadab;   Canaan;   Commissary;   Dor;   King;   Officer;   Purveyor;   Rulers;   Solomon;   Taphath;   Tax;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Holy Land;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dor;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abinadab;   Dor;   Taphath;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abinadab;   Azariah;   Ben-Abinadab;   Book(s);   Dor;   Economic Life;   King, Kingship;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Naphath-Dor;   Naphoth-Dor;   Occupations and Professions in the Bible;   Solomon;   Taphath;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ben-Abinadab;   Dor;   Government;   Israel;   Sharon;   Solomon;   Taphath;   Tribute, Toll, Taxing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abinadab ;   Dor;   Taphath ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abinadab;   Dor;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Abin'adab;   Dor;   Ta'phath;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abinadab;   Ben-Abinadab;   Dor;   Height;   Hur;   Solomon;   Taphath;   Tax;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Pottery;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife);
Hebrew Names Version
Ben-Avinadav, in all the height of Dor (he had Tafat the daughter of Shlomo as wife);
King James Version
The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
English Standard Version
Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
New Century Version
Ben-Abinadab was governor of Naphoth Dor. (He was married to Taphath, Solomon's daughter.)
New English Translation
Ben Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor. (He was married to Solomon's daughter Taphath.)
Amplified Bible
Ben-abinadab, in all the hills of Dor (Taphath, Solomon's daughter, was his wife);
New American Standard Bible
Ben-abinadab in all the hills of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife);
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Salomon to wife.
Legacy Standard Bible
Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife);
Contemporary English Version
The son of Abinadab was in charge of Naphath-Dor and was married to Solomon's daughter Taphath.
Complete Jewish Bible
the son of Avinadav, in all the area of Dor; he had Tafat the daughter of Shlomo as his wife;
Darby Translation
Ben-Abinadab had all the upland of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.
George Lamsa Translation
The son of Abinadab, in Naphatdor, who had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife;
Good News Translation
Benabinadab, who was married to Solomon's daughter Taphath: the whole region of Dor
Lexham English Bible
Ben-Abinadab was in all of Naphat of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.
Literal Translation
the son of Abinadab in all the height of Dor, Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sonne of Abinadab all ye lordshippe at Dor: & had Taphat Salomos doughter to wife.
American Standard Version
Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife);
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 Abinadab in all Naphath-dor; his wife was Taphath, the daughter of Solomon.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, whiche had Tapheth the daughter of Solomon to wyfe.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife;
King James Version (1611)
The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
All Nephthador belonged to the son of Aminadab, Tephath daughter of Solomon was his wife, one.
English Revised Version
Ben–abinadab, in all the height of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
Berean Standard Bible
Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Benabidanab, whos was al Neptad, hadde Dortaphaed, `Solomons douyter, to wijf.
Young's Literal Translation
Ben-Abinadab [hath] all the elevation of Dor, Taphath daughter of Solomon became his wife.
Update Bible Version
Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
Webster's Bible Translation
The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; who had Taphath the daughter of Solomon for a wife:
World English Bible
Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
New King James Version
Ben-Abinadab, [fn] in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife;
New Living Translation
Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphoth-dor. (He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon's daughters.)
New Life Bible
and Ben-abinadab in all Naphath-Dor (Solomon's daughter Taphath was his wife).
New Revised Standard
Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath, Solomon's daughter, as his wife);
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ben-abinadab, all the height of Dor, - Taphath daughter of Solomon, had he to wife;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Benabinadab, to whom belonged all Nephath-Dor: he had Tapheth, the daughter of Solomon, to wife.
Revised Standard Version
Ben-abin'adab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife);

Contextual Overview

1 King Solomon ruled over all Israel. 2 These are the names of his leading officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, had the job of writing notes about what happened in the courts; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud wrote notes about the history of the people; 4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the commander of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 5 Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and an advisor to King Solomon; 6 Ahishar was responsible for everything in the king's palace; Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the slaves. 7 Israel was divided into twelve districts. Solomon chose governors to rule over each district. These governors were ordered to gather food from their districts and give it to the king and his family. Each of the twelve governors was responsible for giving food to the king one month each year. 8 These are the names of the twelve governors: Ben Hur was governor of the hill country of Ephraim. 9 Ben Deker was governor of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Bethhanan. 10 Ben Hesed was governor of Arubboth, Socoh, and Hepher.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The son of Abinadab: or, Ben-abinadab

Dor: Joshua 12:23, Joshua 17:11, Judges 1:27

Reciprocal: Joshua 11:2 - Dor 1 Kings 4:15 - the daughter

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
So the Lord God said to the snake, "You did this very bad thing, so bad things will happen to you. It will be worse for you than for any other animal. You must crawl on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life.
Genesis 4:14
You are forcing me to leave the land, and I will not be able to be near you or have a home! Now I must wander from place to place, and anyone I meet could kill me."
Genesis 4:15
Then the Lord said to Cain, "No, if anyone kills you, I will punish that person much, much more." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to show that no one should kill him.
Genesis 4:16
Cain went away from the Lord and lived in the land of Nod.
Genesis 4:19
Lamech married two women. One wife was named Adah, and the other was named Zillah.
Genesis 4:20
Adah gave birth to Jabal. Jabal was the father of people who live in tents and earn their living by keeping cattle.
Genesis 4:21
Jabal was Jubal's brother. Jubal was the father of people who play the harp and flute.
Genesis 4:26
Seth also had a son. He named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord .
Job 16:18
"Earth, don't hide the wrong things that were done to me. Don't let my begging for fairness be stopped.
Isaiah 26:21
Look! The Lord is coming out from his place to judge the people of the world for the bad things they have done. The earth will reveal the blood that has been spilled on it. It will no longer hide the proof of those murders.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The son of Abinadab in all the region of Dor,.... The same with Dor and her towns, belonged to the half tribe of Manasseh, on this side Jordan, Joshua 17:11;

which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife; not when he was first put into this office, when, in all probability, Solomon had not a daughter marriageable; but behaving well in it, in process of time he bestowed a daughter of his on him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Dor - See Joshua 11:2 note. It has always been a practice among Oriental potentates to attach to themselves the more important of their officers by giving them for wives princesses of the royal house. Hence, the union here between Ben-Abinadab (probably Solomon’s first cousin, compare 1 Samuel 16:8) and Taphath. Compare 1 Kings 4:15.


 
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