1 Kings 4:8

8 These are their names: Ben-Hur—in the hill country of Ephraim;

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1 Kings 4:8 in Other Translations

KJV

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

ESV

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

NLT

8 These are the names of the twelve governors: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim.

MSG

8 These are the names: Ben-Hur in the Ephraim hills;

CSB

8 These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Kings 4:8 In-Context

6 Ahishar—palace administrator; Adoniram son of Abda—in charge of forced labor.

7 Solomon had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year.

8 These are their names: Ben-Hur—in the hill country of Ephraim;

9 Ben-Deker—in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;

10 Ben-Hesed—in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his);

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