1 Kings 4:12

12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in ¹Taanach and Megiddo, and all ²Beth-shean which is beside ³Zarethan below * Jezreel, from Beth-shean to ⁴Abel-meholah as far as the other side of ⁵Jokmeam;

1 Kings 4:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 4:12

Baana the son of Ahilud, [to him pertained] Taanach and
Megiddo, and all Bethshean
All which were places in the tribe of Manasseh, ( Joshua 17:11 ) ; which [is] by Zartanah beneath Jezreel;
so described, to distinguish it, as is thought, from Zaretan in ( Joshua 3:16 ) ; and the country this officer presided over reached also from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, [even] unto [the place that is] beyond
Jokneam;
the two first of these were in the tribe of Manasseh, and the last in the tribe of Zebulun, ( Joshua 19:11 ) .

1 Kings 4:12 In-Context

10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher );

11 Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife );

12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam;

13 Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead were his: the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars were his);

14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

Cross References

• 1. Judges 5:19
• 2. Joshua 17:11
• 3. Joshua 3:16
• 4. 1 Kings 19:16
• 5. 1 Chronicles 6:68