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1 Kings 4:10

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 4:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him [pertained] Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him [pertained] Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);
1 Kings 4:10 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
8And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;
9Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;
10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him [pertained] Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);
11Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife);
12Baana 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;
13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; [even] to him [pertained] the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars);
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The son of Hesed in Aruboth, etc.] Which seems to have been in the tribe of Judah by the places that follow: to him [pertained] Sochoh; there were two places of this name in that tribe, (<061535>Joshua 15:35,48); and all the land of Hepher: there was an Hepher in the land of Canaan, which was a royal city in the times of the Canaanites, (<061217>Joshua 12:17); and there was an Hepher, the name of a man, a descendant of Judah, to whom, very probably, this land belonged, (<130406>1 Chronicles 4:6); unless it can be thought to be the portion of land given to the daughters of Hepher, (<061703>Joshua 17:3).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Sochoh - See Joshua 15:35. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Hepher - In Judah. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 4:19”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“The son of Hesed: or, Ben-hesed Sochoh: Jos 15:35 Hepher: Jos 12:17, Jos 17:2 3 Kings (1 Kings) 4:11”
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