1 Kings 4:8

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

1 Kings 4:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 4:8

And these [are] their names
Or rather the names of their fathers; for of many of them not their own names but their fathers' names are given, as being well known:

the son of Hur, in Mount Ephraim;
a fruitful country in the tribe of Ephraim, from whence this officer was to furnish the king with provisions for one month in the year.

1 Kings 4:8 In-Context

6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

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

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

9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: