1 Kings 4:8

and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,

9Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;

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Cross References

Joshua 19:50as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.

Judges 17:1Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 4:2-20

Solomon's Officers. ( b. c. 1014.) 1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend: 6 And Ahishar was over the household:… Read the whole commentary →

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