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1 Kings 4:8

What does 1 Kings 4:8 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 4:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And these are their names: ... the son of Hur in the hill country of Ephraim;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and these <FI>are<Fi> their names: Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And these are their names: Benhur, in mount Ephraim.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And these are their names: Ben-Hur, in mount Ephraim.

Context

v.7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

v.8This passage

v.9Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 24:33

    And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim.

  • Judges 19:1

    And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

  • Judges 17:1

    And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

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