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1 Kings 4:13 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him); "
1 Kings 4:13
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11 Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;
13 Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
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1 Kings 4:1
"King Solomon was king over all Israel."
1 Kings 4:2
"These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;"
1 Kings 4:3
"Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;"
1 Kings 4:4
"Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;"
1 Kings 4:5
"Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;"
1 Kings 4:6
"Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor."
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