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1 Kings 4:8

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What does 1 Kings 4:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;
1 Kings 4:8 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, [and] the king`s friend;
6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to taskwork.
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);
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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
“And these [are] their names, etc.] 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.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The son of Hur--or, as the Margin has it, Benhur, Bendekar. In the rural parts of Syria, and among the Arabs, it is still common to designate persons not by their own names, but as the sons of their fathers.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“In this arrangement of the territory into twelve portions, the divisions of the tribes seem to have been adopted as far as could be managed without unfairness. The prefecture of Ben-Hur corresponded nearly to the territory of Ephraim; that of Ben-Dekar to Dan; that of Ben-Hesed to Judah; those of Ben-Abinadab and Baana to Cis-Jordanic Manasseh; that of Ben-Geber to Manasseh beyond Jordan; of Abinadab to Gad; of Ahimaaz to Naphtali; of Baanah to Asher; of Jehoshaphat to Issachar; of Shimei to Benjamin; and of Geber to Reuben. The order in which the prefectures are mentioned is clearly not the geographical. Perhaps it is the order in which they had to supply the king’s table. return to 'Top of…”
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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
“The son, &c. - This and others of them are denominated from their fathers, because they were known and famous in their generation. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 4:10”
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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 Hur: or, Ben-hur, Jdg 17:1, Jdg 19:1 3 Kings (1 Kings) 4:9”
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