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href="/bsb/1_kings/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Ben-Deker—in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Ben-Deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elon-beth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The son of Deker was in charge of the towns of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[Bendeker], who was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan, and<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Bendeker: the cities of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, Elon, and Beth Hanan <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Ben-Deker was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Ben Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and the House of the Sun, and the oak of the House of Mercy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Bendecar, in Macces, and in Salebim, and in Bethsames, and in Elon, and in Bethanan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Bendeker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon, and in Beth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the son of Deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon Beth-hanan; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Bar Deqar in Maqats and in Shaalbim and in Bayth Shemesh and in Iluun of Bayth Khenan.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />the son of Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The son of Dacar, in Makes, and in Salabin, and Baethsamys, and Elon as far as Bethanan, one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/4-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=1498" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/4.htm">Solomon's Twelve Officers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim; <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1128.htm" title="1128: ben- (N-msc) -- Son of Deker, one of Solomon's leaders. From ben and a derivative of daqar; son of piercing; Ben-Deker, an Israelite."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1128.htm" title="1128: de·qer (N-proper-ms) -- Son of Deker, one of Solomon's leaders. From ben and a derivative of daqar; son of piercing; Ben-Deker, an Israelite.">Ben-deker</a> <a href="/hebrew/4739.htm" title="4739: bə·mā·qaṣ (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A place in Isr. From qatsats; end; Makats, a place in Palestine.">in Makaz,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8169.htm" title="8169: ū·ḇə·ša·‘al·ḇîm (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Or Sha.alabbiyn; plural from shuw'al; fox-holes; Shaalbim or Shaalabbin, a place in Palestine.">in Shaalbim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1053.htm" title="1053: ū·ḇêṯFrom bayith and shemesh; house of sun; Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1053.htm" title="1053: šā·meš (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and shemesh; house of sun; Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine.">in Beth-shemesh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/358.htm" title="358: wə·’ê·lō·wnFrom 'Eylown, bayith, and chanan; oak-grove of house of favor; Elon of Beth-chanan, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/358.htm" title="358: bêṯ (Prep) -- From 'Eylown, bayith, and chanan; oak-grove of house of favor; Elon of Beth-chanan, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/358.htm" title="358: ḥā·nān (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- From 'Eylown, bayith, and chanan; oak-grove of house of favor; Elon of Beth-chanan, a place in Palestine.">and in Elon-beth-hanan;</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm">1 Kings 4:7-8</a></span><br />Solomon 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, / and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-10.htm">1 Kings 4:10-19</a></span><br />Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him); / Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife); / Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-1.htm">1 Kings 10:1-13</a></span><br />Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions. / She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind. / And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-1.htm">2 Chronicles 9:1-12</a></span><br />Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind. / And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain. / When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1-15</a></span><br />Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem. / The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built. / And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">1 Kings 5:1-12</a></span><br />Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David. / And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram: / “As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">1 Kings 9:10-14</a></span><br />Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace, / King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. / So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-1.htm">1 Kings 12:1-24</a></span><br />Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. / When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. / So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/1-7.htm">2 Chronicles 1:7-12</a></span><br />That night God appeared to Solomon and said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!” / Solomon replied to God: “You have shown much loving devotion to my father David, and You have made me king in his place. / Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-1.htm">2 Chronicles 8:1-6</a></span><br />Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace, / Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there. / Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Matthew 12:42</a></span><br />The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-31.htm">Luke 11:31</a></span><br />The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-29.htm">Matthew 6:29</a></span><br />Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-27.htm">Luke 12:27</a></span><br />Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-47.htm">Acts 7:47</a></span><br />But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:</p><p class="hdg">The son of Dekar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/19-42.htm">Joshua 19:42</a></b></br> And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,</p><p class="hdg">Shaalabbin </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/6-12.htm">1 Samuel 6:12,20</a></b></br> And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, <i>and</i> went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside <i>to</i> the right hand or <i>to</i> the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/4-8.htm">Ben</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">Beth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-20.htm">Bethshemesh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-20.htm">Beth-Shemesh</a> <a href="/judges/12-12.htm">Elon</a> <a href="/genesis/36-39.htm">Hanan</a> <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Shaalbim</a> <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Sha-Al'bim</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-20.htm">Shemesh</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/4-10.htm">Ben</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-12.htm">Beth</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-11.htm">Bethshemesh</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-11.htm">Beth-Shemesh</a> <a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Elon</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-49.htm">Hanan</a> <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Shaalbim</a> <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Sha-Al'bim</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-11.htm">Shemesh</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/4-1.htm">Solomon's princes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm">His twelve officers for provision</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/4-20.htm">The peace and largeness of his kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">His daily provision</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/4-26.htm">His stable</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/4-29.htm">His wisdom</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Ben-deker</b><br>Ben-deker is one of the twelve district governors appointed by King Solomon to provide provisions for the king and his household. This system of governance reflects Solomon's administrative organization and wisdom in managing the kingdom's resources. The name "Ben-deker" means "son of piercing" or "son of a lance," which may indicate a family known for its military prowess or leadership.<p><b>in Makaz</b><br>Makaz is a location mentioned only in this passage, and its exact location is uncertain. It is likely a town or district within the tribal allotments of Israel. The mention of Makaz highlights the extensive reach of Solomon's administration, ensuring that even lesser-known areas were included in the kingdom's governance.<p><b>in Shaalbim</b><br>Shaalbim is a town located in the territory of Dan, as mentioned in <a href="/joshua/19-42.htm">Joshua 19:42</a>. It was originally a Canaanite city, and its name means "place of foxes" or "place of jackals." The inclusion of Shaalbim in Solomon's administrative districts indicates the integration of various tribal territories into a unified kingdom.<p><b>in Beth-shemesh</b><br>Beth-shemesh, meaning "house of the sun," is a significant city located in the territory of Judah, near the border with Dan. It is known for its association with the return of the Ark of the Covenant by the Philistines in <a href="/1_samuel/6.htm">1 Samuel 6</a>. The city's inclusion in Solomon's district system underscores its importance as a religious and strategic location.<p><b>and in Elon-beth-hanan</b><br>Elon-beth-hanan is another location mentioned only in this passage, and its precise location is unknown. The name suggests a place associated with "Elon," meaning "oak" or "terebinth," and "beth-hanan," meaning "house of grace" or "house of favor." This may indicate a region known for its natural resources or a place of significance within the kingdom. The mention of Elon-beth-hanan reflects the comprehensive nature of Solomon's administrative reach, ensuring all areas contributed to the kingdom's prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/ben-deker.htm">Ben-deker</a></b><br>One of King Solomon's twelve district governors, responsible for providing provisions for the king and his household for one month each year.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/makaz.htm">Makaz</a></b><br>A location within the territory assigned to Ben-deker. The exact location is not well-known, but it was part of the administrative districts under Solomon's rule.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shaalbim.htm">Shaalbim</a></b><br>A town mentioned in the context of Ben-deker's jurisdiction. It is also referenced in the Book of Judges as a place where the Amorites lived.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/beth-shemesh.htm">Beth-shemesh</a></b><br>A town with historical significance, often associated with the tribe of Dan and later with the tribe of Judah. It was a Levitical city and a site of various biblical events.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/elon-beth-hanan.htm">Elon-beth-hanan</a></b><br>Another location within Ben-deker's district. The name suggests a place of significance, possibly related to a person named Hanan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_order_and_provision.htm">God's Order and Provision</a></b><br>Solomon's administrative system reflects God's desire for order and provision. Each governor had a specific role, ensuring the king's needs were met. This teaches us the importance of organization and responsibility in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_service.htm">Faithfulness in Service</a></b><br>Ben-deker's role as a governor required diligence and faithfulness. Similarly, we are called to be faithful stewards of the responsibilities God has entrusted to us, whether in our families, workplaces, or communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a></b><br>The mention of various towns highlights the interconnectedness of the Israelite community. As believers, we are part of a larger body and should work together to support and uplift one another.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_and_spiritual_significance.htm">Historical and Spiritual Significance</a></b><br>Understanding the historical context of these locations can deepen our appreciation for the biblical account and its spiritual lessons. It reminds us that God works through history to accomplish His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/solomon's_horse_stalls_count.htm">How many stalls of horses did Solomon have? (1 Kings 4:26 vs. 2 Chronicles 9:25)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_chr_9_25_and_1_kgs_4_26_differ.htm">Why do the numbers listed in 2 Chronicles 9:25 about Solomon's horses and chariots differ from related passages like 1 Kings 4:26?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_40,000_stalls_in_1_kings,_4,000_in_2_chron.htm">Why does 1 Kings 4:26 mention 40,000 stalls for Solomon's horses, while 2 Chronicles 9:25 records only 4,000?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_'tower_of_david'_in_song_4_4.htm">Is there archaeological evidence to support the mention of the 'tower of David' and its 'thousand shields' in Song of Solomon 4:4?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) The second division included the territory in the maritime plain to the north-west of Judah; assigned to Dan, but in all the earlier history held, with perhaps a few exceptions, by the Philistines. The cities Shaalbim, Elon, and Beth-shemesh, or Ir-shemesh, are noted in <a href="/context/joshua/19-41.htm" title="And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,">Joshua 19:41-43</a>. Makaz is not mentioned elsewhere. There is here the addition to the name <span class= "ital">Elon </span>of <span class= "ital">beth-hanan </span>("the house of Hanan") In <a href="/1_chronicles/8-23.htm" title="And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,">1Chronicles 8:23</a> there is a Hanan among the chief men of Benjamin; and <a href="/1_chronicles/1-43.htm" title="Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.">1Chronicles 1:43</a> a Hanan among David's mighty men. The only one of these cities known in history is Beth-shemesh, the first resting-place of the Ark (<a href="/context/1_samuel/6-12.htm" title="And the cows took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Bethshemesh.">1Samuel 6:12-21</a>) when restored by the Philistines.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The son of Dekar</span> [<span class="accented">Ben. Dekar</span>]<span class="accented">,<span class="cmt_word"></span> in Makaz</span> [unknown otherwise], <span class="cmt_word">and in Shaalbim</span> [<a href="/joshua/19-42.htm">Joshua 19:42</a>; <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Judges 1:35</a>] <span class="cmt_word">and Beth-shemesh</span> [called Irshemesh, <a href="/joshua/19-41.htm">Joshua 19:41</a>. Now <span class="accented">Ain Shemes</span>]<span class="accented">, <span class="cmt_word"></span>and Elon-beth-hanan.</span> [Elon, <a href="/joshua/19-43.htm">Joshua 19:43</a>. Probably Beth-hanan is a different place, the "and" (<span class="hebrew">ו</span>) having accidentally dropped out of the text. The LXX. (<span class="greek">ἕως Βηθανὰν</span>) favours this view. It has been identified by Robinson with Beit Hunun. This second district embraces Daniel] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/4-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Ben-deker</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֛קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(de·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1128.htm">Strong's 1128: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ben-deker -- 'son of Deker', one of Solomon's leaders</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Makaz,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמָקַ֥ץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mā·qaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4739.htm">Strong's 4739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Makaz -- a place in Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shaalbim,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ša·‘al·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8169.htm">Strong's 8169: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shaalbim -- perhaps '(haunt of) foxes', a city in Dan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Beth-shemesh,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑מֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·meš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1053.htm">Strong's 1053: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beth-shemesh -- 'sun temple', three places in Palestine, also a place in Egypt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Elon-beth-hanan;</span><br /><span class="heb">חָנָֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_358.htm">Strong's 358: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elonbeth-hanan -- 'terebinth of (the) house of favor', a place in Dan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/4-9.htm">1 Kings 4:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/4-9.htm">1 Kings 4:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/4-9.htm">1 Kings 4:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/4-9.htm">1 Kings 4:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/4-9.htm">1 Kings 4:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/4-9.htm">1 Kings 4:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/4-9.htm">1 Kings 4:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/4-9.htm">1 Kings 4:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/4-9.htm">1 Kings 4:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/4-9.htm">1 Kings 4:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/4-9.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 4:9 Ben Deker in Makaz and in Shaalbim (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/4-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 4:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 4:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/4-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 4:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 4:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>