1 Kings 4:9

9 Ben-deker in Makaz and ¹Shaalbim and ²Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

1 Kings 4:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 4:9

The son of Dekar in Makaz
A place in the tribe of Dan, on the borders of it:

and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan;
all in the same tribe, see ( Joshua 19:41-43 ) .

1 Kings 4:9 In-Context

7 Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year.

8 These are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

9 Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

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 );

Cross References

• 1. Judges 1:35
• 2. Joshua 21:16